Title Habsburg Sons Jews in the Austro-Hungarian Army, 1788-1918

Published Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (246 p.) 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 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. The book uses personal diaries and newspaper articles (most available in English for the first time) to describe their experiences Notes Description based upon print version of record Subject Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Heer -- History -- 20th century Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Heer -- Chaplains -- History -- 20th century Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Heer -- History -- 19th century SUBJECT Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Heer fast Subject Jewish soldiers -- Austria -- History -- 19th century Jewish soldiers -- Austria -- History -- 20th century Jews -- Austria -- History -- 19th century Jews -- Austria -- History -- 20th century Military chaplains -- Austria -- History -- 20th century World War, 1914-1918 -- Chaplains World War, 1914-1918 -- Austria HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary. Chaplains Jewish soldiers Jews Military chaplains Austria Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781644696927 1644696924

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