Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by rowdyrugby » 03 Jun 2014 22:43

Anyone interested in the specific kuk military should check out "Beyond Nationalism: A social and political history of the Habsburg Officer Corps 1848-1918" by Istvan Deak.

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by James A Pratt III » 07 Jun 2014 20:38

I have a number of books on Austria -Hungary:
Breakthrough Richard L Dinaro (the Glorice-Tarnow Offensive
The Brussilov Offensive
Carpathian Disaster G Jukes
Osprey The Austro-Hungarian Forces in WW I 1 &2 Peter Jung
Uniforms and equipmet of the Austro Hungarian army in WW I Spencer C Coil
Austro-Hungarian Infantry 1914-1918 J. S. Lucas
The Austor- Prussian War George Warwo
The Mad Catastrophe " "
The Central powers in the Adriatic 1914-1918 Charles W Koburger Jr
Austro-Hungarian Army aircraft of World War One Peter grosz
Austro Hungarian warships of WW I Rene GregerAir Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918
The naval War in the Mediterrainian Paul Halpern
The Undermining of Austria-Hungary

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by Balrog » 08 Jan 2015 12:48

F. Morton, A Nervous Splendor. Archduke Rudolf, Maria Vetsera, the Emperor, family politics and also Austro-Hungarian politics.

Any other opinions about this book from forum members? Morton seems to attract a lot of critics.

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by Balrog » 13 Jan 2016 17:12

I have purchased four new books on A-H:

Fighting Troops Of The Austro-Hungarian Army, 1868-1914 by James Lucas

The Emperor's Coat in the First World War: Uniforms and Equipment of the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1914 to 1918 by Mag M. Christian Ortner

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The Army of Francis Joseph First by Gunther Rothenberg

Beyond Nationalism: A Social and Political History of the Habsburg Officer Corps, 1848-1918 by Istvan Deak
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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by Balrog » 13 Jan 2016 17:16

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FELDKAPPE - Cloth Headgear of the Austro-Hungarian Army

I purchased this book last year. It's quite interesting.

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by Manowar1 » 31 Dec 2017 20:46

Read about Austro-Hungarian small arms (mostly in German):
Erich Gabriel: Die Hand- und Faustfeuerwaffen der Habsburgischen Heere (Oesterreichister Bundesverlag, Wien, 1990)
Heino Hintermeier: In Der Stunde Der Not (VS-Books, 2003)
Josef Motz & Joschi Schuy: Vom Ursprung der Selbstladepistole, Osterreich-Ungarn 1884-1918 (www.waffenbuecher.com 2007)
Mathieu Willemsen: Experiment and Trial (Verlag Militaria, 2012)

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by James A Pratt III » 13 Aug 2018 21:05

The Resection and Collapse of Empire in Habsburg Serbia 1914-1918 by John E Cumz deals with the Austrian occupation of Serbia in WW I

The Last Habsburg Gordon Brook-Shepard a rather "nice" bio of Emperor Karl I
The Last Empress " " " a rather "nice" bio of the Empress Zita

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by Attrition » 21 Oct 2018 09:18

http://www.comroestudios.com/StanHanna/

Hanna's translation of Österreich-Ungarns Letzter Krieg, 1914-1918

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by sailorsam » 14 Feb 2021 23:30

I'm interested in pre-WWI Austria-Hungary.

USA schools barely mention A-H. can't find many books about either.
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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by Frech » 15 Feb 2021 13:12

sailorsam wrote:
14 Feb 2021 23:30
I'm interested in pre-WWI Austria-Hungary.

USA schools barely mention A-H. can't find many books about either.
But there are some which are in English and which I would recommend:

G. Rothenburg, The Army of Francis Joseph. (1976/1998)
Istvàn Deàk, Beyond Nationalism. A Social History of the Habsburg Officer Corps.

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by Attrition » 15 Feb 2021 21:35

http://www.comroestudios.com/StanHanna/

The late Stan Hanna translated the A-H official history 1914-1918 and made it free to all, well done that bloke.

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by sailorsam » 15 Feb 2021 22:27

thanks for referrals

ordered a book online 'The Habsburg Monarchy, 1809-1918 : A History of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary' by AJP Taylor

price was right! hopefully will have in a couple weeks
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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by Tosun Saral » 22 Apr 2021 08:32

My new book "Türklerle Beraber" (With the Turks at War) tells the story of Kuk formationen in Turkish fronts. Only in turkish.
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Re: Recommended reading on Austria-Hungary

Post by jbroshot » 27 Feb 2022 21:58

Belatedly,

THE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN NAVY, by Anthony E. Sokol, the entire history of the Navy and its predecessors, last five chapters cover the period 1866 to 1918, the author had been a junior officer in the Navy

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