World War I and the fall of the Habsburg Monarchy

"The story of the outbreak of the First World War, the role played by Emperor Franz Joseph I, and the disintegration of an empire that lasted for nearly 600 years, has not lost its drama. However, many connections have only now become clear. Manfried Rauchensteiner, Professor of Austrian History at the University of Vienna (Universität Wien) 2005, is a professor and was director of the Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum in Vienna. "