Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Era of Assassination
by
Lisa Traynor
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Talking Points
ISBN-10
0948092882
ISBN-13
9780948092886
Publisher
Trustees of the Royal Armouries
Imprint
Trustees of the Royal Armouries
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2018
Print length
80 Pages
Weight
288 grams
Dimensions
23.70 x 16.90 x 0.70 cms
Ksh 2,700.00
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The shot that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 is known as the ‘shot heard around the world’. Using a reconstructed bulletproof vest and a Browning Model 1910 pistol, Lisa Traynor poses a haunting question: had Franz Ferdinand been wearing body armour on the day of his assassination, would it have saved his life?
Could the event that triggered the ‘war to end all wars’ have been prevented?
The shot that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and directly led to the outbreak of the First World War is known as the ‘shot heard around the world’. Far less widely known is the fact that the Archduke owned, but on that fateful day did not wear, a bulletproof vest manufactured by Polish priest-turned-inventor Casimir Zeglen.
Using a reconstructed bulletproof vest and a Royal Armouries Browning Model 1910 pistol identical to that used by the Archduke’s assassin, Lisa Traynor highlights the risks associated with power and status in the early 20th century. Assessing the design and composition of Zeglen’s armours, she charts the technological development of pistols used during this period’s assassination plots. Testing her findings on a replica of the Archduke’s bulletproof vest, Traynor poses the haunting question: had Franz Ferdinand been wearing body armour on the day of his assassination, would it have saved his life?
Featured in the BBC TV series Sword, Musket and Machine Gun: Britain’s Armed History, this fascinating book breaks new ground in our understanding of the outbreak of the First World War.
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