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        The Radetzky March

        by

        Joseph Roth

        setting

        Battle at Solferino, Italy

        time

        Late 19th Century

        language

        German

        region

        Western Europe

        year published

        1932

        page count

        352

        difficulty

        Intermediate

        main characters

        The Trotta family, Grandfather, father, and son

        Rip's impressions

        A sometimes sad, sometimes humorous fascinating story of one family's rise through military achievements over three generations, first to fame and then their ruination, mirroring the decline of the Austrian Hungary empire since their defeat by Napoleon III and his allies in Italy in 1859.

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