But Ms Pick does not neglect Austria's post-war achievements.
Europe's post-war achievement of food security is seen as one of the EU's successes - after years of hunger and rationing for many.
Petraeus was asked to shepherd a disastrous war; his achievements are real and substantial, and shouldn't be obscured by something as irrelevant as an extramarital affair.
Activities associated with Australian STP over the interval between the two world wars are covered in "Between the two world wars 1918 1939" section, while post world war II achievements are documented in "Post world war II: 1945 1980" section.
His World War II achievements dominate the museum space, of course, but his later life is hardly less compelling.
After the war, sporting achievements waned (although there were notable exceptions) but academic success did not improve significantly, in what was now one of Oxford's largest colleges.
After the war the achievements of the AIF and its soldiers, known colloquially as "Diggers", became central to the national mythology of the "Anzac legend".
One has seen triumphs and tragedies, booms and busts, revolutions and wars, great achievements and deep ambiguities, too.
It was Turing who was chiefly responsible for breaking the German Enigma code during the Second World War, an achievement that helped save Britain from defeat in the dark days of 1941.
That is almost twice the 28% who believe the marchers were wrong, on the basis that the war's achievement in "toppling the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein" eventually made the world a better place.
His greatest World War II achievement, however, was in his decision to hold the important city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge.
