As we all know, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip on June 28th, 1914, and set off a series of events that led to World War I.<P>What is often not addressed, however, is the ...
As World War I dragged on, the Austro-Hungarian Empire faced growing internal crises — from weak military leadership and failing supply lines to rising nationalist movements among its many ethnic ...
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Austria Hungary’s war plan falls apart

The Austro Hungarian Empire entered World War One expecting quick victories but early failures in Serbia and brutal battles ...
Key point: The Radetzky March is worth a read and is full os history. Joseph Roth’s magnum opus, The Radetzky March, is perhaps one of the greatest novels that emerged out of the carnage of the First ...
Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Radetzky March is an important novel, since it singularly conveys the constrained spirit that some leaders of the Great Powers in Europe must have experienced ...
A young Bosnian Serb had one plan to free his people from the monarchy of Austria-Hungary: kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the crown. The intricate assassination plan ended up setting off a ...