The Undermining of Austria-Hungary: The Battle for Hearts and Minds

This is a major new contribution to the historiography of the First World War. It examines the lively battle of ideas which helped to destroy Austria-Hungary. It also assesses, for the first time, the weapon of 'front propaganda' as used by and against the Empire on the Italian and Eastern Fronts. Based on material in eight languages, the work challenges accepted views about Britain's primacy in the field of propaganda, while casting fresh light on the creation of Yugoslavia and the viability of the Habsburg Empire in its last years.

Author: M. Cornwall
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/29/2000
Pages: 485
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780312231514

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2001 pg. 973

About the Author
Mark Cornwall is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Southampton, UK, and a leading expert on the late Habsburg Empire. His publications include The Devil's Wall: The Nationalist Mission of Heinz Rutha (2012); and, as editor, Sacrifice and Rebirth: The Legacyof the Last Habsburg War (2016). He is now writing a book about treason and disloyalty in Austria-Hungary.