Habsburg Sons

<div><div><div><p><em>Habsburg Sons</em> describes Jewish participation in the Habsburg Army 1788-1918 concentrating on World War I. Approximately 300000-350000 Jews fought in the Austro-Hungarian Armies on all fronts; of these 30000-40000 died of wounds or illness and at least 17% were taken prisoner in camps all over Russia and Central Asia. Many soldiers were Orthodox <em>Ostjuden</em> and over 130 <em>Feldrabbiner</em> (chaplains) served among them. Antisemitism was present but generally not overt. The book uses personal diaries and newspaper articles (most available in English for the first time) to describe their stories and compares the experiences of Jews in German Russian and Italian armies.</p></div></div></div>