A Mad Catastrophe
The Outbreak of World War I and The Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
Austria
Austria, history
World war, 1914-1918, campaigns
History, modern, 20th century
Causes
Campaigns
World War, 1914-1918
History
The Austro-Hungarian army that attacked Russia and Serbia in August 1914 had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging obsolete weapons, the Habsburg troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe. …
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