For God and Kaiser : The Imperial Austrian Army, 1619-1918
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0300219679
ISBN-13
9780300219678
Publisher
Yale University Press
Imprint
Yale University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 5th, 2016
Print length
616 Pages
Weight
678 grams
Dimensions
19.80 x 12.90 x 4.70 cms
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The definitive history of Austria’s multinational army and its immense role during three centuries of European military history Among the finest examples of deeply researched and colorfully written military history, Richard Bassett’s For God and Kaiser is a major account of the Habsburg army told for the first time in English. Bassett shows how the Imperial Austrian Army, time and again, was a decisive factor in the story of Europe, the balance of international power, and the defense of Christendom. Moreover it was the first pan-European army made up of different nationalities and faiths, counting among its soldiers not only Christians but also Muslims and Jews. Bassett tours some of the most important campaigns and battles in modern European military history, from the seventeenth century through World War I. He details technical and social developments that coincided with the army’s story and provides fascinating portraits of the great military leaders as well as noteworthy figures of lesser renown. Departing from conventional assessments of the Habsburg army as ineffective, outdated, and repeatedly inadequate, the author argues that it was a uniquely cohesive and formidable fighting force, in many respects one of the glories of the old Europe.
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