A comprehensive work on Bosnian soldiers in Austro-Hungarian army in 1878-1918. The book has 352 pages, illustrated with over 600 photos. The book is bound in linen with a protective cover. Gallery below shows example pages from the book.
Written by: Prof. DI Hermann Hinterstoisser, Erwin A. Schmidl, Christoph Neumayer, Helmut Wohnout
ISBN: 978-3-902526-16-8 (German) , 978-3-902526-18-2 (Bosnian) or 978-3-902526-17-5 (English)
Weight: 3,00 kg
Issue info: 352 pages, over 600 colour photos, including present-day photos and illustrations, bound in linen. Size: 29.5 x 26.0 cm.
• Book is published by Verlag Militaria, highly appreciated military history publishing house.
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ITEM DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH
Bosnia-Herzegovina was occupied by Austria-Hungary in 1878, annexed in 1908 and was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918. This book, illustrated in colour, with 352 pages and nearly 600 photographs, presents a picture of the Bosnian soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian army and their military history under Austro-Hungarian administration. Starting with the political and military reasons for the occupation, through the annexation to the end of the First World War, it takes the reader to a world that at the time was seen as highly exotic.
The Bosniaks, who were seen as an elite group within the k.u.k. Army and who – with their strange uniform and fez headgear – attracted much attention from the various formations of the Austro-Hungarian Army, are the focus of the book. This richly illustrated volume also offers a detailed view of the uniforms, equipment and weaponry of the Bosniaks, from the formation of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian infantry and Jäger troops to their first deployment in the First World War, 1914 –1918. Finally, short biographies of numerous well-known people who served with the Bosniaks, for instance the once Austrian President, Dr Adolf Schärf, give the Old Army a face.
Feared by their enemies, respected by their comrades for their fighting spirit, the Bosnian-Herzegovinian troops were a reliable component of the Austro-Hungarian Army until the end of the First World War.
This book, produced in co-operation with the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna, the Austrian Federal Armed Forces and the Army Museum Budapest, as well as private collectors, is also a project intended to bring together different religious and ethnic groups.
ITEM DESCRIPTION IN GERMAN
Bosnien-Herzegowina wurde durch Österreich-Ungarn 1878 ( vor 130 Jahren) besetzt, im Jahr 1908 (vor 100 Jahren) annektiert und war bis 1918 (also vor 90 Jahren) Teil der Donaumonarchie. Dieser 352 Seiten und fast 600 Fotos umfassende Farb-Bildband gibt einen Überblick über die Bosniaken in der österreichisch-ungarischen Armee und ihre militärhistorische Vergangenheit unter österreichisch-ungarischer Verwaltung. Beginnend bei den politischen und militärischen Hintergründen für die Okkupation über den Verlauf der Annexion bis hin zum Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges führt Sie dieses Buch in eine damals als exotisch geltende Welt.
Die Bosniaken, die in der k.u.k. Armee als Elite galten und die von den vielen Einheiten der österreichisch-ungarischen Armee wegen ihrer Uniformierung – mit dem Fez als Kopfbedeckung – besonderes Augenmerk auf sich zogen, stehen dabei im Mittelpunkt.
Dieser reich illustrierte Bildband gibt aber auch einen detaillierten Einblick in die Uniformierung, Ausrüstung und Bewaffnung der Bosniaken, von der Aufstellung der bosnisch-herzegowinischen Infanterie- und Jägertruppen bis hin zu deren Einsatz im Ersten Weltkrieg 1914-1918. Weiters verleihen Kurzbiographien von namhaften Persönlichkeiten, die bei den Bosniaken dienten, wie z.B. dem ehemaligen österreichischen Bundespräsidenten Dr. Adolf Schärf, der Alten Armee ein Gesicht.
Vom Feind gefürchtet, von den Kameraden wegen ihres Kampfgeistes geschätzt, waren die bosnisch-herzegowinischen Truppen bis zum Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges ein verlässlicher Bestandteil der österreichisch-ungarischen Armee.
Das Buch – erstellt in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum Wien, dem Österreichischen Bundesheer und dem Armeemuseum Budapest sowie privater Sammler, versteht sich insbesondere auch als religions- und völkerverbindendes Projekt.
ITEM DESCRIPTION IN BOSNIAN
Austro-Ugarska je 1878. zauzela Bosnu i Hercegovinu, 1908. Bosna i Hercegovina je anektirana i ostala je dijelom Dunavske monarhije sve do 1918. Na 352 strane sa skoro 600 fotografija ova monografija u boji daje opširan prikaz Bosanaca i Hercegovaca u austrougarskoj vojsci i pruža uvid u period kada se Bosna i Hercegovina nalazila pod austrougarskom upravom. Knjiga se osvrće na političku i vojnu pozadinu okupacije i čitaoce vodi preko perioda austrougarske uprave i aneksije pa sve do okončanja Prvog svjetskog rata, koje je u isto vrijeme označilo i kraj austrougarske epohe u Bosni i Hercegovini. U središtu pažnje stoje Bošnjaci – kako su nazivani u to vrijeme – koji su sačinjavali elitne formacije austrougarske vojske i koji su baš zbog svoje karakteristične uniforme – fesa kao kape i tipičnih hlača ispod koljena – privlačili posebnu pažnju mnogih drugih jedinica austrougarske vojske. Ova bogato ilustrirana monografija daje i detaljan uvid u vrste uniformi, opreme i naoružanja Bošnjaka, od rasporeda bosanskohercegovačkih pješadijskih i takozvanih lovačkih trupa pa sve do njihovog angažmana u Prvom svjetskom ratu 1914 1918. Knjiga donosi i kratke biografije značajnih ličnosti koji su služili kod Bošnjaka, kao što je to bio slučaj s kasnijim predsjednikom Savezne Republike Austrije dr. Adolfom Schärfom. Ove ličnosti podarile su bosanskohercegovačkim trupama u staroj austrijskoj vojsci jednu novu dimenziju. Kulturni i industrijsko-historijski aspekti zaokružuju ovu tematiku – kuriozitet toga vremena bila je činjenica da je Austro-Ugarska u 19. stoljeću bila najveći proizvođač fesova u svijetu!
Neprijatelj ih se bojao, drugovi su ih cijenili zbog jakog borbenog duha – bosanskohercegovačke trupe bile su do kraja Prvog svjetskog rata legendarna sastavnica austrougarske vojske. U svjetlu posljednjih ratova u jugoistočnoj Evropi ovo djelo podvlači zajedničku prošlost svih naroda i vjera u Bosni i Hercegovini. Nastalo je uz pomoć opširne dokumentacije i dokazane saradnje s Vojnohistorijskim muzejom u Beču, Vojnim muzejom u Budimpešti i Vojskom Savezne Republike Austrije kao i podrškom privatnih sakupljača.
