Fall of the Double Eagle : the Battle for Galicia and the demise of Austria-Hungary
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction
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viii, 347 pages ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (314-329 pages) and index.
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"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"--,Provided by publisher.
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"Examination of the Battle for Galicia (23 August-11 September 1914), the most historically and strategically consequential of the Great War's three opening campaigns"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Schindler, J. R. (2015). Fall of the Double Eagle: the Battle for Galicia and the demise of Austria-Hungary . Potomac Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Schindler, John R.. 2015. Fall of the Double Eagle: The Battle for Galicia and the Demise of Austria-Hungary. [Lincoln, Nebraska]: Potomac Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Schindler, John R.. Fall of the Double Eagle: The Battle for Galicia and the Demise of Austria-Hungary [Lincoln, Nebraska]: Potomac Books, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Schindler, John R.. Fall of the Double Eagle: The Battle for Galicia and the Demise of Austria-Hungary Potomac Books, 2015.

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