The Austro-Hungarian Army and the First World War
Part of Armies of the Great War
- Author: Graydon A. Tunstall, University of South Florida
- Date Published: September 2021
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521199346
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This is a definitive account of the Austro-Hungarian Royal and Imperial Army during the First World War. Graydon A. Tunstall shows how Austria-Hungary entered the war woefully unprepared for the ordeal it would endure. When the war commenced, the Habsburg Army proved grossly under strengthen relative to trained officers and manpower, possessing obsolete weapons and equipment, and with the vast majority of its troops proved inadequately trained for modern warfare. Well over one million Habsburg troops mobilized creating an enormous logistical challenge of forging an army from the diverse cultures, languages, economic and educational backgrounds of the Empire's peoples. Graydon A. Tunstall shows how the army suffered from poor strategic direction and outdated tactics and facing a two-front offensive against both Russia and Serbia. He charts the army's performance on the battlefields of Galicia, Serbia, Romania, the Middle East and Italy through to its ultimate collapse in 1918.
Read more- A revisionist account of the Habsburg Army during World War I which challenges established myths
- Integrates military, diplomatic, ethnic, economic, political, and strategic factors to show why and how the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy collapsed
- Draws on extensive new archival research
Awards
- Co-winner of the Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Prize, World War One Historical Association
Reviews & endorsements
'Instead of focusing on an individual front, campaign or battle, Tunstall deals with the travails of the Austro-Hungarian army on every front in which it fought, and across the entire course of the war. Steeped in archival research and measured in its judgements, Tunstall's work is indispensable for both students of the Great War and the Austro-Hungarian army.' Richard L. DiNardo, author of Breakthrough: The Gorlice-Tarnow Campaign, 1915
See more reviews'This is a superb analysis of a still underappreciated aspect of the First World War by an eminent historian of the Habsburg military. Crisp analysis of both the military and the home fronts give the work breathtaking depth. Tunstall rights many of the still prevalent myths and misconceptions of Conrad and his paladins 1914-1918.' Holger H. Herwig, author of The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918
'The Austro-Hungarian Army and the First World War, a volume in the Cambridge series 'Armies of the Great War', which received a NYMAS Special Award, is a very useful book for anyone interested in the Great War.' A. A. Nofi, StrategyPage
'The Austro-Hungarian Army and the First World War is a good opportunity to gain an overview of these fronts which are not forgotten in Western European publications, but are often marginally treated, and the armies deployed there.' Wolfgang Etschmann, International Journal of Military History and Historiography
'… a very useful book for anyone interested in the Great War.' A. A. Nofi, The NYMAS Review
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- Date Published: September 2021
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521199346
- length: 410 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 160 x 35 mm
- weight: 0.86kg
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Austria-Hungarian Army
2. July 1914 Crisis
3. Galicia, August-September, 1914
4. Serbian campaigns 1914
5. Galicia, October-December, 1914
6. 1915
7. 1916
8. 1917
9. 1918
10. November 1918 and results.
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