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Serbia and the Balkan Front, 1914: The Outbreak of the Great War
James Lyon
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Description for Serbia and the Balkan Front, 1914: The Outbreak of the Great War
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Winner of the 2015 Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Book Prize Serbia and the Balkan Front, 1914 is the first history of the Great War to address in-depth the crucial events of 1914 as they played out on the Balkan Front. James Lyon demonstrates how blame for the war’s outbreak can be placed squarely on Austria-Hungary’s expansionist plans and internal political tensions, Serbian nationalism, South Slav aspirations, the unresolved Eastern Question, and a political assassination sponsored by renegade elements within Serbia’s security services. In doing so, he portrays the background and events of the Sarajevo Assassination and the subsequent ... Read more
Winner of the 2015 Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Book Prize Serbia and the Balkan Front, 1914 is the first history of the Great War to address in-depth the crucial events of 1914 as they played out on the Balkan Front. James Lyon demonstrates how blame for the war’s outbreak can be placed squarely on Austria-Hungary’s expansionist plans and internal political tensions, Serbian nationalism, South Slav aspirations, the unresolved Eastern Question, and a political assassination sponsored by renegade elements within Serbia’s security services. In doing so, he portrays the background and events of the Sarajevo Assassination and the subsequent ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472580047
SKU
V9781472580047
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About James Lyon
James Lyon is an Associate Researcher at the University of Graz, Austria. He has a PhD in History from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA and has published extensively on the history of the Balkans. He founded the Foundation for the Preservation of Historical Heritage, which is working to digitalize rare document collections in leading Balkan cultural institutions.
Reviews for Serbia and the Balkan Front, 1914: The Outbreak of the Great War
A century on, Serbia and the Balkan Front stands alongside Glenn E. Torrey's research on Romania as a vital and long-overdue contribution to the conflict's historical reassessment.
European History Quarterly
None will cover the Serbian campaigns of 1914 in as much detail as Serbia and the Balkan Front.
British Journal for Military History
In the flood ... Read more
European History Quarterly
None will cover the Serbian campaigns of 1914 in as much detail as Serbia and the Balkan Front.
British Journal for Military History
In the flood ... Read more