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A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg
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A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire Hardcover - 2014

by Geoffrey Wawro

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New York: Basic Books, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. xxiv 440. ""Drawing on deep archival research, Wawro charts the decline of the Empire before the war and reconstructs the great battles in the east and the Balkans in thrilling and tragic detail. A Mad Catastrophe is a riveting account of a neglected face of World War I, revealing how a once-mighty empire collapsed…
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  • Title A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
  • Author Geoffrey Wawro
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 472
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York
  • Date 2014
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 291252
  • ISBN 9780465028351 / 0465028357
  • Weight 1.57 lbs (0.71 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.64 x 6.37 x 1.56 in (24.49 x 16.18 x 3.96 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Military
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: Central Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1914-1918 - Causes, Austria - History - Franz Joseph I, 1848-1916
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013039393
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.414

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  • Choice, 09/01/2014, Page 140
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2014, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 04/15/2014, Page 101
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/17/2014, Page 0

About the author

Geoffrey Wawro is professor of history and director of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas and the author of six books, including A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire. Wawro lives in Dallas, Texas.

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