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“The Monster” “怪物”

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.23943/princeton/9780691196442.003.0006

A. W. Mitchell

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Between Hammer and Anvil 在锤子和铁砧之间

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.23943/princeton/9780691196442.003.0009

A. W. Mitchell

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Barricades of Time 时间的障碍

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.23943/princeton/9780691196442.003.0008

A. W. Mitchell

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Damnosa Hereditas Damnosa遗传

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.23943/princeton/9780691196442.003.0003

A. W. Mitchell

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The Habsburg Legacy 哈布斯堡王朝的遗产

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.23943/princeton/9780691196442.003.0010

A. W. Mitchell

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Empire of the Danube 多瑙河帝国

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.23943/princeton/9780691196442.003.0002

A. W. Mitchell

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“Si Vis Pacem”

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.23943/princeton/9780691196442.003.0004

A. W. Mitchell

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Harvest of Briars 荆棘的收获

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.23943/princeton/9780691196442.003.0005

A. W. Mitchell

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Barricades of Time Metternich and the Habsburg System at Its Peak 梅特涅与哈布斯堡王朝的巅峰时期

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.23943/9781400889969-010

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Epilogue Habsburg Lessons 哈布斯堡王朝的教训

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.23943/9781400889969-013

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