First published in 1989, this paperback version is just under 390 pages and describes the end of an era when Vienna was the cultural capital of Europe.
I've always had a strong affection for Vienna, and visited it many times in my early teens. There is something magical about Vienna, an aura of the past. The last Habsburg Emperor, Franz-Joseph, ruled for nearly 68 years, dying in the middle of
Thunder Twilight: Vienna 1913-1914, by Frederic Morton (De Capo Press, 2014)
I've always had a strong affection for Vienna, and visited it many times in my early teens. There is something magical about Vienna, an aura of the past. The last Habsburg Emperor, Franz-Joseph, ruled for nearly 68 years, dying in the middle of
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