A biography, by a leading expert on Austria and the Hapsburgs, of the longest-serving public figure in the world: head of the Hapsburgs since 1922 and still alive!
Autorentext
Gordon Brook-Shepherd (1918-2004) studied history at Cambridge, where he took a double first just before the Second World War. He served in various campaigns and ended up as a Lieutenant-Colonel on the staff of the British High Commissioner in Austria. In 1948 he joined the staff of the Daily Telegraph as a foreign correspondent based in Vienna and for the next twelve years traveled widely in Europe, America, Asia and the Middle East, eventually becoming an editor at the Sunday Telegraph. He published many books on military and monarchic history, and in 1987 was awarded an OBE for his services to historiography and journalism.
Inhalt
Illustrations
Introductopn
1. A Shaky Inheritance
2. The Perfect Match
3. Collape: A Child's Eye View
4. Exile at Home: Eckartsau
5. Swiss Dramas
6.. 'Your Majesty'
7. The Conundrum of the Crown
8. Meltdown in Vienna
9. Fatal Encounter
10. Takeover by Telephone
11. Hoecoming
12. New Horizons
13. Across the Water
14. Dropping Anchor
15. Mr Europe
16. Balance Sheet
17. Royal Endgame
Notes
Bibliography
Index