Habsburg Sons : : Jews in the Austro-Hungarian Army, 1788–1918 / / Peter C. Appelbaum.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
• VerfasserIn: Appelbaum, Peter C.,
• MitwirkendeR: Lamprecht, Gerald,; Rauchensteiner, Manfried,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (366 p.)

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 ove...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword: A History of a Bygone Era
• Foreword: Jewish Soldiers in Habsburg Austria
• Author's 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
• Index
• Praise