Hitler proti Habsburkům
Hitler against the Habsburgs

Summary/Abstract: The reviewed publication titled "Hitler a Habsburkové: Proč chtěl nacistický vůdce zničit rakouskou královskou rodinu" (Prague: Slovart, 2020), written by US journalist James M. Longo is a translation of the original work "Hitler and the Habsburgs: Führer’s Vendetta against the Austrian Royals" (New York: Diversion Books, 2018). The first third of the book is a parallel biography of Franz Ferdinand d’Este (1863–1914), heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) in Austria in the early 20th century. The other two parts describe the fates of children of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Countess Sophie Chotek, Princess of Hohenberg (1868–1914) – daughter Sophie (1901–1990) and sons Maximilian (1902–1962) and Ernst (1904–1954). As shown by the author and summarized by the reviewer, their lives were tragically affected by the assassination of their parents in Sarajevo and, in the case of both sons, also by persecution of the Nazi regime. In the reviewer’s opinion, the author is very well acquainted with sources, save for a few factual errors, his style is admirably vivid, and he provides inspiring evidence on how many noble families were actively resisting destructive totalitarian ideologies in the 20th century.

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