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| Publisher | Potomac Books Inc |
| ISBN 13 | 9781612347653 |
| Author | John R. Schindler |
| Language | English |
| Book Subtitle | The Battle For Galicia And The Demise Of Austria-hungary |
| Book Description | Although southern Poland and western Ukraine are not often thought of in terms of decisive battles in World War I, the impulses that precipitated the Battle for Galicia in August 1914?and the unprecedented carnage that resulted?effectively doomed the Austro-Hungarian Empire just six weeks into the war. In Fall of the Double Eagle, John R. Schindler explains how Austria-Hungary, despite military weakness and the foreseeable ill consequences, consciously chose war in that fateful summer of 1914. Through close examination of the Austro-Hungarian military, especially its elite general staff, Schindler shows how even a war that Vienna would likely lose appeared preferable to the ?foul peace? the senior generals loathed. After Serbia outgunned the polyglot empire in a humiliating defeat, and the offensive into Russian Poland ended in the massacre of more than four hundred thousand Austro-Hungarians in just three weeks, the empire never recovered. While Austria-Hungary's ultimate defeat and dissolution were postponed until the autumn of 1918, the late summer of 1914 on the plains and hills of Galicia sealed its fate. |
| Editorial Review | Fall of the Double Eagle can be read and appreciated by interested general readers as well as all students and scholars of the Great War. Part of its appeal, besides the high quality of the writing, is its author's gift of being sympathetic without lapsing into romanticism and critical without becoming injudicious. Michigan War Studies Review |
| About the Author | John R. Schindler is the managing director of The Archistrategos Group where he is a security consultant focusing on strategy, intelligence, and terrorism. Previously he was a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. |
| Publication Date | 15 December 2015 |
| Number of Pages | 328 |
Fall Of The Double Eagle hardcover english - 15 December 2015
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