Appelbaum Habsburg Sons

Jews in the Austro-Hungarian Army, 1788–1918
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-64469-692-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 366 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Appelbaum, Peter C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of ContentsForeword: A History of a Bygone Era, by Manfried Rauchensteiner
Jewish Soldiers in Habsburg Austria, by Gerald Lamprecht
Introduction
PlatesChapter 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 EuropeBibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Appelbaum Peter C.:
Peter C. Appelbaum is Emeritus Professor of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University. His publications include Loyalty Betrayed (2014), Loyal Sons (2014), and, as translator/editor, Hell on Earth (2017), Carnage and Care on the Eastern Front (2018), Voyage into Savage Europe (2020), and Jewish Self Hate (2021). He is the recipient of the 2019 TLS-Risa Domb/Porjes Prize for Hebrew-English translation.Peter C. Appelbaum is Emeritus Professor of Pathology, Pennsylvania State University. His publications include Loyalty Betrayed (2014), Loyal Sons (2014), and, as translator/editor, Hell on Earth (2017), Carnage and Care on the Eastern Front (2018), Voyage into Savage Europe (2020), and Jewish Self Hate (2021). He is the recipient of the 2019 TLS-Risa Domb/Porjes Prize for Hebrew-English translation.