Depicts the forces involved in uprisings and border conflicts after the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I had included peoples of German, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Slovakian, Serbian, Bosnian and other origins, whose ambitions for independent nationhood were complicated by mutual religious and ethnic hostilities. In this fully illustrated study, Philip Jowett examines the organization and appearance of the forces involved in the internal risings, border disputes and full-scale wars that followed the break-up of the Empire, as the composition and frontiers of new national states emerged from the immediate chaos.
Principally, Poland restored and defended the nationhood it had lost in the 18th century, while the new republic of Czechoslovakia was established after hostilities against both the Poles and Hungarian communists. Austria became a republic, and its paramilitary Freikorps fought Slovenians in Carinthia and various Serbo-Croat forces. The Hungarian republic defeated a Hungarian Soviet Republic led by Bela Kun, and suffered temporary Romanian occupation of territory including Budapest, while Hungarian nationalists fought Austrian gendarmes. The colourful and diverse armies of these nascent countries are described and illustrated in this lively account of their foundational years.
By:
Philip Jowett (Author)
Illustrated by:
Adam Hook (Illustrator)
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 563
Dimensions:
Height: 248mm,
Width: 184mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781472867155
ISBN 10: 1472867157
Series: Men-at-Arms
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
[subject to confirmation] Introduction Emerging nations and armies, 1918–19 The Carinthian War, 1919 The Czech Legion and Army, 1919–20 The Polish–Czechoslovak War, 1919 The Hungarian Red Army, 1919 The Romanian Army, 1919–20 The Hungarian National Army, 1920–21 Royalist rebellions in Hungary, 1921 West Hungary, 1921 Uniforms of the combatant forces Bibliography Plate commentaries Index
Philip Jowett has written a number of books for the Men-at-Arms series, with a strong focus on under-researched subjects worthy of closer attention. Adam Hook specializes in historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, Roman battle tactics and the modern Chinese Army.
