Armies in the Balkans 1914-18 (Men-at-arms) -- Paperback / softback (English Language Edition)

Armies in the Balkans 1914-18 (Men-at-arms) -- Paperback / softback (English Language Edition)

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 48 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781841761947
  • DDC分類 940

Full Description


It was the Balkan flashpoint which set off World War I, yet the fighting there is curiously neglected, although it was an inportant 'second front' cutting the Central Powers in two and preventing direct German/Turkish co-operation. The campaigns in the Balkans in 1915-18 involved the British, French, Russian and Italian armies, together with the local Serbian, Montenegrin, Greek and Rumanian forces, fighting German, Austrian and Bulgarian troops. This concise but comprehensive account identifies, describes and illustrates all these forces. The text is illustrated with rare photographs never before seen in the West, and with full orders-of-battle and insignia charts.

Contents

Introduction - the significance of the Balkan front. The Balkan campaigns - the Austro-Hungarian attack on Serbia; Franco-British landings in Salonika and subsequent operations; Rumanian declaration of war; Allied attack in Macedonia, and advance on Belgrade. Armies in the Balkans; orders of battle, organisation, deployment - Austro-Hungarian; German; Serbian; Montenegrin & Albanian; British; French; Italian; Russian; Bulgarian; Greek; Rumanian. The plates - uniforms, insignia & personal equipment