Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Note on Terminology xiii
5. The Habsburg puzzle 1
6. Part I. Strategic Characteristics of the Habsburg Empire
7. Empire of the Danube 21
8. Damnosa Hereditas 52
9. “Si Vis Pacem” 82
10. Part II. Habsburg Frontier Defense “Systems”
11. Harvest of Briars 121
12. “The Monster” 159
13. Teufelfranzosen 194
14. Part III. Zenith, Decline, and Legacy
15. Barricades of Time 227
16. Between Hammer and Anvil 256
17. The Habsburg Legacy 304
18. Epilogue 317
19. Notes 331
20. Select sources and bibliography 377
21. Index 393