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Eagles Die, The

By: Harper & Row

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Harper & Row)


Product Info

Title
Eagles Die, The
Publisher
Category
Author
George R. Marek
Publish Year
1974
Pages
532
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x2"
NKG Part #
2148038681
Type
Hardcover

Description

Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire for 68 years, succumbing at last at age 86, 2 years after the start of WWI. When Franz Joseph succeeded to its command, the Habsburg holdings included Milan & Venice, Prague & Cracow, as well as Vienna & Budapest. Within two years of his death, the empire had been reduced to the small country, centered on Vienna, that it essentially is today. The Eagles Die is the story of that Habsburg sunset & of the golden light that Viennese culture shed in the waning days of empire.