Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Era of Assassination
$38.27
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2018
Summary
Could the event that triggered the war to end all wars' have been prevented? The shot that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand - long considered the catalyst for the outbreak of the First World War - is often described as theshot heard around the world’. Far less widely known is the fact that the Archduke may have owned, but on that fateful day did not wear, a silk bulletproof vest created by Polish priest-turned-inventor Casimir Zeglen. Applying innovative new research, Lisa Traynor highlig…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780948092886 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0948092882 |
| Author: | Lisa Traynor |
| Publisher: | Trustees of the Royal Armouries |
| Imprint: | Trustees of the Royal Armouries |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 111g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 168mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Talking Points |
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About The Author
Lisa Traynor
Lisa Traynor is Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum. She has co-curated exhibitions on Waterloo the Art of Battle' (to mark the 200th anniversary in 2015, in conjunction with the Royal Academy of Arts) andBullets, Blades and Battle Bowlers’ (exploring the rise of weapons technology during the First World War).
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