crankshaw edward 1909 1984 design behram (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 272 p. illus. 27 cm. ; ISBN: 0670361348; 9780670361342 LCCN: 72-156753 ; OCLC: 196027 ; LC: DB36.1; Dewey: 943.6 ; "A Studio book" ; red cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; Contents : The foundation of a dynasty : Rudolph I, Frederick III -- THe Burgundian inheritance : Maximilian I -- Habsburg over Europe : Charles V and Martin Luther -- The Spanish apotheosis : Philip II and the Austrian cousins -- War and Counter-Reformation : Ferdinand II -- Vienna besieged and teh challenge of Louis XIV : Leopold I, Joseph I, Charles VI -- The making of modern Austria : Maria Theresa -- Reforming despot : Joseph II -- Victory, reaction, collapse : Francis I, II, Ferdinand I and Metternich -- Recovery and the long last act : Francis Joseph and Charles I -- Genealogical tables -- Map of Habsburg territories in Europe ; Edward Crankshaw worked for the London Times, and later went to Austria where he witnessed the Anschluss in 1938, By 1940 he was working for British intelligence, having been sent to Moscow, and upon his recall, was retained as a Russia specialist. After the war, he worked for the London Observer, from which he retired in 1968. A prolific author, he is remembered for his books on Austria and Russia. ; FINE/FINE. Book.