For God and Kaiser by Richard Bassett
The definitive history of Austria's multinational army and its immense role during three centuries of European military history
“John Keegan, perhaps the greatest British military historian of recent years, felt that the most important book that remained unwritten was a history of the Austrian armyRichard Bassett has now successfully filled the gap, and few could be better qualified to do so.”—John Jolliffe, The Spectator -- John Jolliffe * Spectator *
‘[Bassett] sets out 'to explore whether the Habsburgs’ army’s reputation for inefficiency, incompetence, general unreliability, and even cruelty, is at all justified.' Calling to his aid an impressively broad array of sources, he demonstrates with engaging verve that it is not.’—Adam Zamoyski, Literary Review -- Adam Zamoyski * Literary Review *
‘[Bassett] sets out 'to explore whether the Habsburgs’ army’s reputation for inefficiency, incompetence, general unreliability, and even cruelty, is at all justified.' Calling to his aid an impressively broad array of sources, he demonstrates with engaging verve that it is not.’—Adam Zamoyski, Literary Review -- Adam Zamoyski * Literary Review *
Richard Bassett was staff correspondent for the London Times in Vienna, Rome, and Warsaw during the closing decade of the Cold War. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300178586 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300178581 |
| Title | For God and Kaiser |
| Author | Richard Bassett |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2015-05-09 |
| Number of pages | 616 |
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