--- product_id: 15660673 title: "The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey" price: "$82.35" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ec/products/15660673-the-austrians-a-thousand-year-odyssey store_origin: EC region: Ecuador --- # 4.3/5 star reader rating 1000 years of Austrian history 24 pages of exclusive maps & photos The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey **Price:** $82.35 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📚 Unlock Austria’s epic saga — history that connects you to Europe’s soul! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey - **How much does it cost?** $82.35 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ec](https://www.desertcart.ec/products/15660673-the-austrians-a-thousand-year-odyssey) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Cultural Insight:** Explore the unique Austrian identity and its complex evolution beyond mere dates and events. - • **Timeless Relevance:** Perfect for professionals craving a nuanced understanding of Europe’s geopolitical heart. - • **Visual Storytelling:** Enhance your historical journey with 24 pages of rare photographs and detailed maps. - • **Critically Acclaimed:** Join thousands of readers who rate this masterful narrative 4.3 stars for its engaging prose. - • **A Millennium Unveiled:** Dive deep into a thousand years of Austria’s pivotal role in shaping Europe’s destiny. ## Overview The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey is a well-regarded historical survey tracing Austria’s complex and influential role in European history from the Reformation to the European Union. Featuring 24 pages of photographs and maps, this used book in good condition offers an engaging, elegantly written narrative that explores Austria’s unique cultural identity and geopolitical significance, earning a solid 4.3-star rating from readers. ## Description This is a masterful survey of Austria's controversial place at the heart of European history. From the Reformation through the Napoleonic and Cold Wars to European Union, a superb history of Austria's central role in uniting Western civilization is covered. 24 pages of photographs and maps are included. "Connoisseurs of Austria and its delightful and infuriating inhabitants will agree that Mr. Brook-Shepherd has got it just about right.'—The Wall Street Journal "Engrossing, elegantly written history.'—Publishers Weekly Review: Great book about the evolution of Austria as a country and as a people - When I look at a map of Europe, Austria has always been a puzzle to me, primarily because of its non-alignment with rest of Western Europe. This book has helped me to be less puzzled by Austria and, maybe, to better understand Austrians. Review: Pretty Good - This was very well-written. But, as many here have pointed out, the book seems to exclusively focus on the 19th and 20th centuries, and the previous eight hundred years take up around 80 pages, I think. Now while this book was very informative and dispersed interesting anecdotes among all that history, I really do wish it focus on all thousand years of that odyssey. One must also keep in mind that this boo is from the 90s, and therefore, slightly dated. However, it is understandable why Brook-Shepherd didn't focus on earlier Austria. His primary sources, especially the people he knows, are big players in the 20th century Austria. And he begins the book with explaining that for some reason it took so long for Austrians to mark themselves as something other than a German-state, even with the empire attached to them. I might be wrong, but he seems to be describing the history of the Austrian identity as well, especially with the really interesting analysis of Austrian, and specifically, Viennese character. He notices trends in Austrian history, such as the deciders of its fate have usually not been Austrians themselves. And this really was a good book to look into if you want a good history of the country. It seems that for learnin about Austria's earlier history it might be more prudent to focus on the history of the HRE and the Hapsburgs. In conclusion, I enjoyed this book. It wasn't very "dry", mostly because of my interests, and it did teach me many things. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,721,911 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,788 in European History (Books) #33,684 in World History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 53 Reviews | ## Images ![The Austrians: A Thousand-Year Odyssey - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71eQcrgKziL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book about the evolution of Austria as a country and as a people *by G***M on July 20, 2025* When I look at a map of Europe, Austria has always been a puzzle to me, primarily because of its non-alignment with rest of Western Europe. This book has helped me to be less puzzled by Austria and, maybe, to better understand Austrians. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pretty Good *by R***A on March 2, 2013* This was very well-written. But, as many here have pointed out, the book seems to exclusively focus on the 19th and 20th centuries, and the previous eight hundred years take up around 80 pages, I think. Now while this book was very informative and dispersed interesting anecdotes among all that history, I really do wish it focus on all thousand years of that odyssey. One must also keep in mind that this boo is from the 90s, and therefore, slightly dated. However, it is understandable why Brook-Shepherd didn't focus on earlier Austria. His primary sources, especially the people he knows, are big players in the 20th century Austria. And he begins the book with explaining that for some reason it took so long for Austrians to mark themselves as something other than a German-state, even with the empire attached to them. I might be wrong, but he seems to be describing the history of the Austrian identity as well, especially with the really interesting analysis of Austrian, and specifically, Viennese character. He notices trends in Austrian history, such as the deciders of its fate have usually not been Austrians themselves. And this really was a good book to look into if you want a good history of the country. It seems that for learnin about Austria's earlier history it might be more prudent to focus on the history of the HRE and the Hapsburgs. In conclusion, I enjoyed this book. It wasn't very "dry", mostly because of my interests, and it did teach me many things. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Austrians: an engrossing read *by L***L on April 2, 2010* A fascinating book. As an Austrian, I very much enjoyed reading this book, as I am not used to encountering history books on my own country in English. Although it was rather biased (Gordon Brook-Shepherd, the author, vehemently insisted that Austrians have no sense of national identity, something which quite a few people would object to), it was well argued, and a fascinating read into the much-unknown world of the Austrians, formerly an important nation until the First World War came along, flattened their massive empire, and left them to wallow in their own nostalgia and self-pity, having to put up being a second-rate nation after having experienced Imperial glory under the Habsburg emperors. Gordon Brook-Shepherd puts forward a balanced account of the Nazi years, delicately addressing the status of the Austrian nation at the time. Brook-Shepherd, I believe, accurately depicts the Austrians, as idyllic, ever cheerful people who are more concerned with their wine, food, and merry-making, than what goes on around them. 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