The Great War and the Forgotten Realm: The Habsburg Monarchy and the First World War*

@article{Deak2014TheGW,
  title={The Great War and the Forgotten Realm: The Habsburg Monarchy and the First World War*},
  author={John Christopher Deak},
  journal={The Journal of Modern History},
  year={2014},
  volume={86},
  pages={336 - 380}
}
  • J. Deak
  • Published 28 May 2014
  • Sociology
  • The Journal of Modern History
On June 28, 1914, Count Harrach’s Gräf and Stift Double Phaeton, a sporty thirty-two horsepower convertible, almost took a wrong turn from the Appel Quay along the river Miljacka. It was the third automobile in a motorcade, transporting Archduke Franz Ferdinand through the streets of Sarajevo. As the General Inspector of the Combined Armed Forces of Austria-Hungary, he had been observing field maneuvers in Bosnia-Herzegovina; a few public appearances in Sarajevo would finish off his trip. His… Expand
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