--- product_id: 405047464 title: "The Habsburgs: To Rule the World" brand: "martyn radysimon bougheyhachette audio" price: "KD 14.94" currency: KWD in_stock: false reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/405047464-the-habsburgs-to-rule-the-world store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # The Habsburgs: To Rule the World **Brand:** martyn radysimon bougheyhachette audio **Price:** KD 14.94 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Habsburgs: To Rule the World by martyn radysimon bougheyhachette audio - **How much does it cost?** KD 14.94 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/405047464-the-habsburgs-to-rule-the-world) ## Best For - martyn radysimon bougheyhachette audio enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted martyn radysimon bougheyhachette audio brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Habsburgs: To Rule the World ## Images ![The Habsburgs: To Rule the World - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/9108mVLS1qL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐ Vastly overrated. *by D***C on Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2023* Honestly, I cannot fathom why the professional critics have raved about this book. My graduate degree is in Modern European History, so I looked forward to this ”new, concise, and highly readable history of the Habsburgs” (NY Times). What I found instead was a tedious plodding through names (Rudolf, Rudolf II, and that other Rudolf) and obscure geographic regions and even more obscure internecine conflicts—all of it punctuated by snarky comments that say more about the author’s issues than his subjects’ (“Ten years later, with his career enhanced by murder, Dimitrijević was grooming young men of a type all too familiar today—puny, sexually frustrated, and yearning for a cause that would bring meaning to their lives.”) One wonders where the author encountered so many puny, sexually frustrated young men—I can’t say that I’ve encountered an over abundance of the type, or that I would recognize them if I did. But, perhaps he taught high school history in an undesirable school district? In fact, this book reads just like one of those high school history textbooks that get crammed down students’ throats until they loathe history.This book convinced me that, except for a narrow band of specialized historians, the entire history of the Hapsburgs is not very compelling to a modern reader. In fact, most of their history is irrelevant to the modern reader except in obscure ways that are just too tedious to explain. Their most dramatic influence on modern history came in 1914. If you want something readable, stick to that period and read The Proud Tower (Tuchman) or Thunder at Twilight (Morton). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant Book *by B***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020* This is a wonderful book of the Nancy Mitford school of history, short with funny, telling details on every page. A few examples, picked at random:Maria Theresa needed money: "When the diets complained, the empress was tough... 'the Crown expressly commands you to grant these sums voluntarily.' Sounds completely voluntary.The emperor was big on science and collected specimens from all over the world: "The [imperial] zoo was opened to the public in 1778, although it was a requirement that visitors came properly dressed. Thankfully, it never functioned in the manner of Louis XIV's collection at Versailles, where tigers fought elephants for the king's amusement."The Revolution of 1848: "By nightfall, Vienna was in chaos. Mobs looted shops and workplaces in the suburbs, assaulting the well-to-do and breaking into bakeries and tobacconists. In the centre, rioters pulled up street lights to use them as battering rams and lit the escaping gas at pavement level to send sheets of flame into the darkness." Sounds like Portland.Identity politics: "In Hungary, the taverns were differentiated by the alcohol they served-- beer for Germans, wine for Hungarians, and cheap brandy for the rest. Even in their cups, the different national groups were reported to be different, the Hungarians becoming melancholy, the German talkative, the Romanian violent, and the Ruthenian incoherent....One soldier wrote his diary in four different languages-- German for regimental matters, Slovene when thinking about his girlfriend, Serbian for songs he recalled, and Hungarian for his sexual fantasies."I would guess the author is of Hungarian (or Austro/Hungarian) background. The chapters on Austria and Hungary are much the best, those on Charles V and Philip II and the Spanish empire less than perfunctory, but for what he knows and writes best about, this is an exemplary book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Entertaining read *by S***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2022* Pretty good outline of the Habsburgs from their beginning to end. But the author did more than just cite facts and dates he wrote a lively and entertaining book. Even if the reader has read many books on the Habsburgs (I have) I think you will learn some things you did not know about the family and empire. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/405047464-the-habsburgs-to-rule-the-world](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/405047464-the-habsburgs-to-rule-the-world) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*