A Sailor of Austria

Author	: John Biggins
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages	: 379
Release	: 2005-09-01
ISBN-10	: 9781590134689
ISBN-13	: 1590134680
Rating	: 4/5 (89 Downloads)

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Download or read book A Sailor of Austria written by John Biggins and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ironic, hilarious, and poignant story, Otto Prohaska is a submarine captain serving the almost-landlocked Austro-Hungarian Empire. He faces a host of unlikely circumstances, from petrol poisoning to exploding lavatories to trigger-happy Turks. All signs point to the total collapse of the bloated empire he serves, but Otto refuses to abandon the Habsburgs in their hour of need.

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