The grand strategy of the Habsburg Empire / A. Wess Mitchell.
The grand strategy of the Habsburg Empire / A. Wess Mitchell.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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G 2018/4417
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English
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xiv, 403 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
1 The Habsburg Puzzle -- PART I. STRATEGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HABSBURG EMPIRE -- 2. Empire of the Danube: The Geography of Habsburg Power -- 3. Damnosa Hereditas: Habsburg People and State -- 4. "Si Vis Pacem": Habsburg War and Strategy -- PART II. HABSBURG FRONTIER DEFENSE "SYSTEMS" -- 5. Harve...
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
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New Jersey
Date Published
[2018]
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"The Empire of Habsburg Austria faced more enemies than any other European great power. Flanked on four sides by rivals, it possessed few of the advantages that explain successful empires. Its army was not renowned for offensive prowess, its finances were often shaky, and its populace was fragmented into more than a dozen ethnicities. Yet somehow A...
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The grand strategy of the Habsburg Empire / A. Wess Mitchell.
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Includes bibliographical references (331-391) and index.
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G 2018/4417
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74VKVkNp2Z8b
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0691176701 hardcover
9780691176703 hardcover
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940.2
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991024183274002626
