War in the Balkans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook War in the Balkans write by Richard C. Hall. This book was released on 2014-10-09. War in the Balkans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This authoritative reference follows the history of conflicts in the Balkan Peninsula from the 19th century through the present day. The Balkan Peninsula, which consists of Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and the former Yugoslavia, resides in the southeastern part of the European continent. Its strategic location as well as its long and bloody history of conflict have helped to define the Balkans' role in global affairs. This singular reference focuses on the events, individuals, organizations, and ideas that have made this region an international player and shaped warfare there for hundreds of years. Historian and author Richard C. Hall traces the sociopolitical history of the area, starting with the early internal conflicts as the Balkan states attempted to break away from the Ottoman Empire to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that ignited World War I to the Yugoslav Wars that erupted in the 1990s and the subsequent war crimes still being investigated today. Additional coverage focuses on how these countries continue to play an important role in global affairs and international politics.
Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13
Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13 write by Philip Jowett. This book was released on 2012-03-20. Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912–13 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Forming an army of some 645,000 troops from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenego, they took on a force of 400,000 Turkish soldiers. Both sides were equipped with the latest weapons technology. This book looks at the diverse and sometimes colourful uniforms worn by both sides, paying special attention to insignia, weapons and equipment. It also gives an overview of the campaigns that became a 'priming pan' of World War I.
War in the Balkans
War in the Balkans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook War in the Balkans write by James Pettifer. This book was released on 2015-11-20. War in the Balkans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The history of the Balkans incorporates all the major historical themes of the 20th Century--the rise of nationalism, communism and fascism, state-sponsored genocide and urban warfare. Focusing on the centuries opening decades, War in the Balkans seeks to shed new light on the Balkan Wars through approaching each regional and ethnic conflict as a separate actor, before placing them in a wider context. Although top-down 'Great Powers' historiography is often used to describe the beginnings of the World War I, not enough attention has been paid to the events in the region in the years preceding the Archduke Ferdinand's assassination. The Balkan Wars saw the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, the end of the Bulgarian Kingdom (then one of the most powerful military countries in the region), an unprecedented hardening of Serbian nationalism, the swallowing up of Slovenes, Croats and Slovaks in a larger Balkan entity, and thus set in place the pattern of border realignments which would become familiar for much of the twentieth century.
The Wars of Yesterday
The Wars of Yesterday - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Wars of Yesterday write by Katrin Boeckh. This book was released on 2018-01-31. The Wars of Yesterday available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Though persistently overshadowed by the Great War in historical memory, the two Balkan conflicts of 1912–1913 were among the most consequential of the early twentieth century. By pitting the states of Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Montenegro against a diminished Ottoman Empire—and subsequently against one another—they anticipated many of the horrors of twentieth-century warfare even as they produced the tense regional politics that helped spark World War I. Bringing together an international group of scholars, this volume applies the social and cultural insights of the “new military history” to revisit this critical episode with a central focus on the experiences of both combatants and civilians during wartime.
War and Change in the Balkans
War and Change in the Balkans - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook War and Change in the Balkans write by Brad K. Blitz. This book was released on 2006-10-12. War and Change in the Balkans available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A contemporary history of the Balkans from the break-up of Yugoslavia to the present day, first published in 2006.
