Habsburg Sons describes Jewish participation in the Habsburg Army. 1788-1918, concentrating on World War I. Approximately 300,000-350,000 Jews fought in the Austro-Hungarian Armies. The book uses personal diaries and newspaper articles (most available in English for the first time) to describe their experiences.
Habsburg Sons describes Jewish participation in the Habsburg Army. 1788-1918, concentrating on World War I. Approximately 300,000-350,000 Jews fought in the Austro-Hungarian Armies. The book uses personal diaries and newspaper articles (most available in English for the first time) to describe their experiences.
Peter C. Appelbaum is Emeritus Professor of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University. His publications include Loyalty Betrayed (2014), Loyal Sons (2014), and, as translator/editor, Hell on Earth (2017), Carnage and Care on the Eastern Front (2018), Voyage into Savage Europe (2020), and Jewish Self Hate (2021). He is the recipient of the 2019 TLS-Risa Domb/Porjes Prize for Hebrew-English translation.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents Foreword: A History of a Bygone Era, by Manfried Rauchensteiner Jewish Soldiers in Habsburg Austria, by Gerald Lamprecht Introduction Plates Chapter 1. Setting the Stage Chapter 2. Jews in the Armies of Austro-Hungary before the Great War: A Comparative Framework Chapter 3. The Kaiser Needs You! Initial Reaction to the Declaration of War Chapter 4. Snapshots from the Eastern Front: Diaries, Memoirs, Reports Chapter 5. Snapshots from Other Fronts: The Balkans, Italy, and Palestine Chapter 6. Austro-Hungarian Feldrabbiner: Tallit, Torah, and Tobacco Chapter 7. Captives of the Tsar in European Russia, Siberia, and Central Asia Chapter 8. Epilogue. The Fate of Habsburg Jewish Veterans and Their Influence on Postwar Europe Bibliography
Table of Contents Foreword: A History of a Bygone Era, by Manfried Rauchensteiner Jewish Soldiers in Habsburg Austria, by Gerald Lamprecht Introduction Plates Chapter 1. Setting the Stage Chapter 2. Jews in the Armies of Austro-Hungary before the Great War: A Comparative Framework Chapter 3. The Kaiser Needs You! Initial Reaction to the Declaration of War Chapter 4. Snapshots from the Eastern Front: Diaries, Memoirs, Reports Chapter 5. Snapshots from Other Fronts: The Balkans, Italy, and Palestine Chapter 6. Austro-Hungarian Feldrabbiner: Tallit, Torah, and Tobacco Chapter 7. Captives of the Tsar in European Russia, Siberia, and Central Asia Chapter 8. Epilogue. The Fate of Habsburg Jewish Veterans and Their Influence on Postwar Europe Bibliography
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