Osprey Men-at-Arms 397 : The Austro-Hungarian Forces in World War I (2) 1916-1918

The part played in the Great War by the armies of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy is little known to English-speakers, perhaps because 1918 saw the complete destruction of the Empire. Yet they were of great importance, providing nearly all Central Powers forces on the Italian front, huge numbers on the Russian front and in the Balkans - and even a little-known contingent in Turkey and Palestine. This second book takes the story of this complex organisation from the accession of the Emperor Karl I in November 1916, through the stunning victory of Caporetto and the failure of the Piave offensive, to the final Armistice. The text is supported by data tables and insignia charts, and illustrated with rare photographs and colourful uniform plates. Text by Peter Jung with illustrations by Darko Pavlovic.

Contents

• Military Re-organisations 1916
• Army & Navy Air Forces
• Naval Troops
• Armoured Troops
• Uniforms
• Representative Campaigns
  Russian Front (Kerensky Offensive)
  Balkans
  Italian Front (7th-12th Battles of the Isonzo, Piave Offensive)
  Occupation of Ukraine
  
• Austro-Hungarian Troops on the Western Front