The Radetzky March
Author: Joseph Roth
The Radetzky March charts the history of the Trotta family through three generations spanning the rise and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Through the Battle of Solferino, to the entombment of the last Hapsburg emperor, Roth’s intelligent compassionate narrative illuminates the crumbling of a way of life…..Read More
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