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Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria - A Biography

by Joseph Redlich ...

The life of Emperor Francis Joseph can only be understood in close connection with the political transformation of Europe and the progressive shift in world power that went on during the century between the Congress of Vienna and the Treaty of Versailles. It is from that standpoint that it is here written. At the same time the specific content of this description is his human and political ... Read more

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The life of Emperor Francis Joseph can only be understood in close connection with the political transformation of Europe and the progressive shift in world power that went on during the century between the Congress of Vienna and the Treaty of Versailles. It is from that standpoint that it is here written. At the same time the specific content of this description is his human and political
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The Fall of the Dynasties

The Collapse of the Old Order: 1905-1922

by Edmond Taylor ...

Popular history of the finest sort . . . an excellent book worthy to rank with Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August and Alan Moorehead’s Gallipoli.” -The New York TimesOn June 28, 1914, in the dusty Balkan town of Sarajevo, an assassin fired two shots. In the next five minutes, as the stout middle-aged Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Habsburg, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife bled to ... Read more

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Popular history of the finest sort . . . an excellent book worthy to rank with Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August and Alan Moorehead’s Gallipoli.” -The New York TimesOn June 28, 1914, in the dusty Balkan town of Sarajevo, an assassin fired two shots. In the next five minutes, as the stout middle-aged Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Habsburg, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife bled to
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Four Books

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This file includes: Manifesto of the Commnist Party, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Revolution and Counter-Revolution, Secret Diplomatic History of the Eighteenth Century. According to Wikipedia: "Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a Prussian philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in ... Read more

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This file includes: Manifesto of the Commnist Party, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Revolution and Counter-Revolution, Secret Diplomatic History of the Eighteenth Century. According to Wikipedia: "Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a Prussian philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in
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Austria-Hungary and the Habsburgs

by Archibald R. Colquhoun ...

THERE is, in reality, no collective title for the agglomeration of territories called Austria-Hungary. The House of Habsburg is merely the connecting link between many distinct parts, not only by virtue of conquest or annexation, but also by inheritance and by the right of long possession. It has to be clearly understood that the fact of mutual dislikes among the various peoples of Austria-Hungary ... Read more

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THERE is, in reality, no collective title for the agglomeration of territories called Austria-Hungary. The House of Habsburg is merely the connecting link between many distinct parts, not only by virtue of conquest or annexation, but also by inheritance and by the right of long possession. It has to be clearly understood that the fact of mutual dislikes among the various peoples of Austria-Hungary
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The Rise and Fall of Prussia

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The Rise and Fall of Prussia by Sebastian Haffner (translated from the German by Ewald Osers; 60,000 words)Sebastian Haffner regarded himself as “a Prussian with a British passport.” In this overview of Prussia’s 170-year history as an independent state, he depicts Prussia’s evolution from a sensational 18th century success story – “a state based on law, one of the first in Europe” – to its ... Read more

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The Rise and Fall of Prussia by Sebastian Haffner (translated from the German by Ewald Osers; 60,000 words)Sebastian Haffner regarded himself as “a Prussian with a British passport.” In this overview of Prussia’s 170-year history as an independent state, he depicts Prussia’s evolution from a sensational 18th century success story – “a state based on law, one of the first in Europe” – to its
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Prussia

The Evolution of an Empire

by John Marriot ...

SINCE the death of Frederick the Great in 1786 the kingdom of Prussia has been a state of a unique type, occupying a special position both in Germany and in Europe. Since 1867 it has accomplished by its own methods a momentous task, the unification of Germany and the erection of a German Empire, under the presidency of the House of Hohenzollern. Since 1871 it is not without the justification of ... Read more

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SINCE the death of Frederick the Great in 1786 the kingdom of Prussia has been a state of a unique type, occupying a special position both in Germany and in Europe. Since 1867 it has accomplished by its own methods a momentous task, the unification of Germany and the erection of a German Empire, under the presidency of the House of Hohenzollern. Since 1871 it is not without the justification of
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Bismarck

by Edward Crankshaw ...

The awesome figure of Otto von Bismarck, the 'Iron Chancellor', dominated Europe in the late 19th century. His legendary political genius and ruthless will engineered Prussia's stunning defeat of the Austrian Empire and, in 1871, led to his most dazzling achievement - the defeat of France and the unification of Germany.In this highly acclaimed biography, first published in 1981, Edward Crankshaw ... Read more

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The awesome figure of Otto von Bismarck, the 'Iron Chancellor', dominated Europe in the late 19th century. His legendary political genius and ruthless will engineered Prussia's stunning defeat of the Austrian Empire and, in 1871, led to his most dazzling achievement - the defeat of France and the unification of Germany.In this highly acclaimed biography, first published in 1981, Edward Crankshaw
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Bakunin: Statism and Anarchy

by Michael Bakunin ...

Series series Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Statism and Anarchy is a complete English translation of the last work by the great Russian anarchist Michael Bakunin, written in 1873. Then he assails the Marxist alternative, predicting that a 'dictatorship of the proletariat' will in fact be a dictatorship over the proletariat, and will produce a new class of socialist rulers. Instead, he outlines his vision of an anarchist society and ... Read more

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Statism and Anarchy is a complete English translation of the last work by the great Russian anarchist Michael Bakunin, written in 1873. Then he assails the Marxist alternative, predicting that a 'dictatorship of the proletariat' will in fact be a dictatorship over the proletariat, and will produce a new class of socialist rulers. Instead, he outlines his vision of an anarchist society and
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Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire

by James Wycliffe Headlam ...

This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents and FootnotesCONTENTSPREFACE.CHAPTER I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGECHAPTER II. EARLY LIFE, 1821-1847CHAPTER III. THE REVOLUTIONCHAPTER IV. THE GERMAN PROBLEMCHAPTER V. FRANKFORT, 1851-1857CHAPTER VI. ST. PETERSBURG AND PARIS, 1858-1862CHAPTER VII. THE CONFLICT, 1862-1863CHAPTER VIII. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, 1863-1864CHAPTER IX. THE TREATY OF ... Read more

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This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents and FootnotesCONTENTSPREFACE.CHAPTER I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGECHAPTER II. EARLY LIFE, 1821-1847CHAPTER III. THE REVOLUTIONCHAPTER IV. THE GERMAN PROBLEMCHAPTER V. FRANKFORT, 1851-1857CHAPTER VI. ST. PETERSBURG AND PARIS, 1858-1862CHAPTER VII. THE CONFLICT, 1862-1863CHAPTER VIII. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, 1863-1864CHAPTER IX. THE TREATY OF
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The Era of Metternich

by Carlton Hayes ...

CERTAIN basic principles in society and in politics were proclaimed by the French Revolution. The Napoleonic Era served to communicate them to Europe. The ensuing period was marked by a bitter struggle within nearly every European state for their general acceptance or for their wholesale rejection.To all Frenchmen liberty, equality, and fraternity already meant definite facts or rights: those who ... Read more

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CERTAIN basic principles in society and in politics were proclaimed by the French Revolution. The Napoleonic Era served to communicate them to Europe. The ensuing period was marked by a bitter struggle within nearly every European state for their general acceptance or for their wholesale rejection.To all Frenchmen liberty, equality, and fraternity already meant definite facts or rights: those who
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Bismarck

by James Headlam ...

Well was it for Germany that Bismarck had not allowed her to fall into the weak and vacillating hands of a Parliamentary government. Peace has its dangers as well as war, and the rivalry of nations lays upon them a burden beneath which all but the strongest must succumb. The future was dark; threatening clouds were gathering in the East and West; the hostility of Russia increased, and in France ... Read more

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Well was it for Germany that Bismarck had not allowed her to fall into the weak and vacillating hands of a Parliamentary government. Peace has its dangers as well as war, and the rivalry of nations lays upon them a burden beneath which all but the strongest must succumb. The future was dark; threatening clouds were gathering in the East and West; the hostility of Russia increased, and in France
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Bismarck

by James Headlam ...

Otto Eduard Leopold Von Bismarck was born at the manor-house of Schoenhausen, in the Mark of Brandenburg, on April 1, 1815. Just a month before, Napoleon had escaped from Elba; and, as the child lay in his cradle, the peasants of the village, who but half a year ago had returned from the great campaign in France, were once more called to arms. A few months passed by; again the King of Prussia ... Read more

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Otto Eduard Leopold Von Bismarck was born at the manor-house of Schoenhausen, in the Mark of Brandenburg, on April 1, 1815. Just a month before, Napoleon had escaped from Elba; and, as the child lay in his cradle, the peasants of the village, who but half a year ago had returned from the great campaign in France, were once more called to arms. A few months passed by; again the King of Prussia
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