1036 The Fall of the House of Habsburg, by Edward Crankshaw (read 7 Dec 1969) I found the subject matter of this book quite familiar. Back in June 1945 I read Bertita Harding's Golden Fleece, which was the story of Franz Josef and his wife Elizabeth--and it made a searing impression on me. In July 1945 I read her Phantom Crown, which was the story of Franz Josef's brother Maximilian, and in Aug 1945 I read her Imperial Twilight--the story of Franz Josef's successor. In June 1957 I read Joseph Redlich's biography of Franz Josef. In December 1966 I read The Road to Sarajevo. This book, The Fall of the House of Habsburg, is a study of Austria from Franz Josef's accession on December 2, 1848, till his death on 21 Nov 1916. It is a sympathetic survey, and since I'd like to be sympathetic to a good Catholic family I read it with enjoyment. ( )