Books by John Stoye
“Vienna had been besieged before, just after the Battle of Mohács in 1526…This time, in 1683, they were determined to succeed. The Ottoman army tramped all the way from the Sublime Porte, gathering all their vassals and Tatars from the Crimea and Hungarians from Transylvania who were in rebellion against Habsburg rule. They enrolled them in a massive army: some estimates say there were 100,000 men, others 170,000. They brought their harems and everything with them, lock, stock, and barrel. They needed huge sustenance, so 16,000 head of cattle came along too” Read more...
Nicholas Parsons, Historian
Interviews where books by John Stoye were recommended
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Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends
by Lonnie Johnson -
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The Siege of Vienna: The Last Great Trial Between Cross & Crescent
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Maria Theresa
by Edward Crankshaw -
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Vienna: How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World
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The Man Without Qualities
by Robert Musil -
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The Capuchin Crypt (aka The Emperor's Tomb)
by Joseph Roth
The best books on Austria, recommended by Nicholas Parsons
The best books on Austria, recommended by Nicholas Parsons
Today, the Republic of Austria is a small country in Central Europe, but for centuries, it was the fulcrum of events going on in Europe, as the Habsburgs led the Holy Roman Empire—and later the multi-ethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire—until it all fell apart after World War I. Nicholas Parsons, author of the excellent The Shortest History of Austria, introduces us to books and novels that bring to life the history of a political, intellectual, and cultural powerhouse.
