The Austrian Officer at Work and at Play

A detailed social study of the development of the officer class within the Austrian Imperial army, first published in 1913.

Dorothea Gerard (Author)

9781108022217, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 November 2010

356 pages, 1 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg

Dorothea Gerard (1855–1915) was a British novelist specialising in romances. A prolific writer, she often dealt with controversial and unconventional topics. In 1886, while living with her sister in the Austrian province of Galicia, she married the Austrian military officer Julius Longard de Longgarde, and remained a resident of the Austrian Empire for the rest of her life. This volume, first published in 1913, contains Gerard's study of the officer class of the Austrian Imperial Army. She indicates the historical background of the development of the Austrian army, together with a detailed description of the life of contemporary Imperial officers. The book provides fascinating insights into how the myriad constituent nationalities of the Austrian Empire became a cohesive military force and distinct social class within the Empire. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=gerado

Part 1. Echoes of War: 1. Introductory
2. A revolution and a war, 1848–1849
3. With the Austrians in Italy, 1859
4. An ungrateful task, 1864
5. Between two wars, 1859–1866
6. With the South Army, 1866
7. With the North Army, 1866
8. The occupation, 1878
Part 2. Evolutions of Peace: 1. Preliminary remarks
2. A manufactory of soldiers
3. The new era, and the old
4. Garrison life
5. Pastimes
6. Officers and Jews
7. Duels and justice
8. Secret service
9. General G-
10. The war that might have been.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]