Habsburg Empire and Sea: Austrian Naval Policy, 1797-1866

by Lawrence Sondhaus

Sondhaus's study, the first scholarly treatment of the formation of Austria's sea power in any language, traces the stages of the navy's development through nine chapters. Instead of dealing with the topic from only one perspective, Sondhaus examines the political history of the development of Habsburg sea power. The study as a whole takes into account the effects of the broader issues of the era, such as Austria's perennial financial difficulties,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911198970
• ISBN13: 9780911198973
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 326 Pages