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Summary: Good book with a major distraction
Comment: The book is full of information about a very interesting time in history. I didn't mind the jumping
around that another reviewer mentioned, but I am COMPLETELY distracted by the author's need to
change the names. If you can't handle "Franz Joseph," you should try a little harder. Who is
Archduke John? We are lucky he didn't change "Maria Anna" to Maryanne. Dear Author, please give your
readers some credit.

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Summary: Once again, Alan Palmer provides a focused biography
Comment: This is a very good book. The only reason that I did not give it 5 stars is due to the fact that I
am waiting to read several other Palmer titles and then rank against them. My interest in Franz
Joesph originated in the start of WWI and how Franz Joseph played into Austia being the main
country to instigate the Great War. I was also interested to find out more about the
Austrain-Hungary royalty that was famous to intermarry with other nation's royalty. Palmer answer
my questions and succeeded in providing a different viewpoint of Franz Joeseph. History books
portrayed him as an aged man who was interested in nothing but war and out of touch with the
modernizing world. I learned this to be unfounded rhetoric. This book gave an excellent overview
of Franz Joesph and his Empire and the inevitable decline and fall of his empire. If you were
curious about Franz Joesph or Austrian history, this book is an excellent read.

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Summary: Twilight of the Habsburgs
Comment: I currently am reading this book, and find it very difficult. The author skips around from one
idea to another and its all on the same page. I do not understand his thinking in transforming all
the Austrian names into an English version. This loses the historic context of the story and
country. Had I know this I probably would not have bought the book. At this point I do not know
if I am reading about an Austrian Emperor or an English king since Franz has become Francis. The
author did a great harm to the history in doing this. I do regret buying this book and will advise
others against it. When you write about history you need to present all the facts, and he did not
do this. The names are the first example, skipping around and glossing over events without
exploring them deeper is another.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great book
Comment: If you want to learn more about Emperor Francis Joseph I would recommend this book. It has a little
bit about his wife Sissi (Elizabeth). That is one of the main reasons I got this book. It also tells
about the world before he was born. It was a great book.

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