The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire / A. Wess Mitchell
The Habsburg Empire's grand strategy for outmaneuvering and outlasting stronger rivals in a complicated geopolitical worldThe Empire of Habsburg Austria faced more enemies than any other European great power. Flanked on four sides by rivals, it possessed few of the advantages that explain succe...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note on Terminology -- The Habsburg puzzle -- Part I. Strategic Characteristics of the Habsburg Empire -- Empire of the Danube -- Damnosa Hereditas -- "Si Vis Pacem" -- Part II. Habsburg Frontier Defense "Systems" -- Harvest of Briars -- "The Monster" -- Teufelfranzosen -- Part III. Zenith, Decline, and Legacy -- Barricades of Time -- Between Hammer and Anvil -- The Habsburg Legacy -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Select sources and bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note on Terminology -- The Habsburg puzzle -- Part I. Strategic Characteristics of the Habsburg Empire -- Empire of the Danube -- Damnosa Hereditas -- "Si Vis Pacem" -- Part II. Habsburg Frontier Defense "Systems" -- Harvest of Briars -- "The Monster" -- Teufelfranzosen -- Part III. Zenith, Decline, and Legacy -- Barricades of Time -- Between Hammer and Anvil -- The Habsburg Legacy -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Select sources and bibliography -- Index |
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