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Habsburg sons : Jews in the Austro-Hungarian Army, 1788-1918 / Peter C. Appelbaum.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Appelbaum, Peter C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Heer.
- World War, 1914-1918--Austria.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Jewish soldiers--Austria--History--20th century.
- Jewish soldiers.
- Jews--Austria--History--20th century.
- Jews.
- World War, 1914-1918--Chaplains.
- Military chaplains--Austria--History--20th century.
- Military chaplains.
- Jews--Austria--History--19th century.
- Jewish soldiers--Austria--History--19th century.
- Chaplains.
- Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Heer--History--20th century.
- Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
- Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Heer--Chaplains--History--20th century.
- Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Heer--History--19th century.
- History.
- Austria.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Austro-Hungarian Army, 1788-1918
- Place of Publication:
- Brookline, MA : Cherry Orchard Books, an imprint of Academic Studies Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "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 on all fronts; of these, 30,000-40,000 died of wounds or illness, and at least 17% were taken prisoner in camps all over Russia and Central Asia. Many soldiers were Orthodox Ostjuden, and over 130 Feldrabbiner (chaplains) served among them. Antisemitism was present but generally not overt. The book uses personal diaries and newspaper articles (most available in English for the first time) to describe their stories, and compares the experiences of Jews in German, Russian, and Italian armies"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Setting the Stage
- ch. 2 Jews in the Armies of Austro-Hungary before the Great War: A Comparative Framework
- ch. 3 The Kaiser Needs You! Initial Reaction to the Declaration of War
- ch. 4 Snapshots from the Eastern Front: Diaries, Memoirs, Reports
- ch. 5 Snapshots from Other Fronts: The Balkans, Italy, and Palestine
- ch. 6 Austro-Hungarian Feldrabbiner: Tallit, Torah, and Tobacco
- ch. 7 Captives of the Tsar in European Russia, Siberia, and Central Asia
- ch. 8 Epilogue. The Fate of Habsburg Jewish Veterans and Their Influence on Postwar Europe.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Appelbaum, Peter C. Habsburg sons
- ISBN:
- 9781644696897
- 1644696894
- 9781644696903
- 1644696908
- OCLC:
- 1250512050
- Publisher Number:
- 99990033572
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