The Shortest History of Austria
by Nicholas Parsons
Buy on AmazonIn an existing series, The Shortest History of Austria is now out. This is effectively a history of Europe over nearly a millennium. The Habsburgs ruled over vast swathes of the continent for 600+ years until losing everything at the end of World War I. It’s by Vienna-based writer and translator Nicholas Parsons and, again, packs a lifetime of study into a short book.
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"In an existing series, The Shortest History of Austria is now out. This is effectively a history of Europe over nearly a millennium. The Habsburgs ruled over vast swathes of the continent for 600+ years until losing everything at the end of World War I. It’s by Vienna-based writer and translator Nicholas Parsons and, again, packs a lifetime of study into a short book."
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