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Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912-13: The priming charge for the Great War

Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912-13: The priming charge for the Great War

Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912-13: The priming charge for the Great War
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Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912-13: The priming charge for the Great War

Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912-13: The priming charge for the Great War

Overview

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 colorful uniforms worn by both sides, paying special attention to insignia, weapons and equipment. It also gives an overview of the campaign that became a "priming pan" of World War I.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849084185
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 04/19/2011
Series: Men-at-Arms , #466
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 7.10(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961, and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking MAA 306, Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49; he has since published a three-part sequence on The Italian Army 1940-45 (MAA 340, 349 & 353). A rugby league enthusiast and amateur genealogist, he is married and lives in Lincolnshire.

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Chronology 4

The Armies 10

The Ottoman Army, 1912-13

The Bulgarian Army, 1912-13 - the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps

The Greek Army, 1912-13 - Cretan volunteers -the Italian Legion

The Serbian Army, 1912-13

The Montenegrin Army, 1912-13

The Romanian Army, 1913

Macedonian irregulars, 1912-13

Albanian volunteers, 1912-13

Weapons & Equipment

Small arms

machine guns

artillery

military transport air arms

Uniforms

Ottoman

Bulgarian

Greek

Serbian

Montenegrin

Romanian

Macedonian irregulars

Albanian volunteers

Field signs

Branch-of-service colours

Winter clothing

Plate Commentaries 41

Index 48

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