In 1966, the conductor arrived in Vienna with a mission: to restore Gustav Mahler’s place in 20th-century music.

Napoleon faced the combined might of the Sixth Coalition (Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden) near Leipzig, in what would prove to be the decisive battle of his career. Outnumbered, virtually encircled, ...

Following Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933, the Czechoslovak Republic decided to build a system of border fortifications, as Hitler's foreign policy openly called for a revision of the Versailles ...

Among other notable inscriptions, a charcoal drawing was located bearing the shield of the influential patrician family von ...

Among the highlights is a 100 ducat gold coin of Ferdinand III of Habsburg, which was minted in 1629 when he was archduke of Austria, king of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, the release says.