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The Decline And Fall Of The Habsburg Empire, 1815-1918
A new and revised edition of Alan Sked's book, which examines how the Habsburg Empire survived the revolutionary turmoil of 1848. The author widens the discussion to look at the Habsburg Empire alongside the decline of the Russian and German Empires.
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A new & revised edition of Alan Sked's book, which examines how the Habsburg Empire survived the revolutionary turmoil of 1848. The author widens the discussion to look at the Habsburg Empire alongside the decline of the Russian & German Empires.
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