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This authoritative reference follows the history of conflicts in the Balkan Peninsula from the 19th century through the present day.

Table of Contents

List of Maps Preface Introduction Reference Entries Abdulhamid II (1842–1918) Adrianople, Siege of, 1912–1913 Adrianople, Treaty of, 1829 Albania, Italian Occupation of, 1939 Albania in the Balkan Wars Albania in World War I Albania in World War II Albanian Uprisings, 1910–1911 Alexander I, King of Yugoslavia (1888–1934) Alexander Obrenovic, King of Serbia (1876–1903) Alexander of Battenberg, Prince of Bulgaria (1857–1893) Ali Pasha (1750?–1822) Antonescu, Ion (1882–1946) Austria-Hungary in the Balkans during World War I Averescu, Alexandru (1859–1938) Balkan Entente, 1934 Balkan League Balkan Pact, 1954 Balkan War, First, 1912–1913 Balkan War, Second, 1913 Balkan Wars, 1912–1913, Causes Balkan Wars, 1912–1913, Consequences Balkan Wars, 1912–1913, Naval Campaigns Balli Kombetar Berlin, Treaty of, 1878 Bessarabia Bihac Black Hand Black Sea Campaign, 1941–1944 Boris III, Czar of Bulgaria (1894–1943) Bosnia, Austrian Occupation, 1878 Bosnian Crisis, 1908–1909 Bosnian Forces Bosnian Revolt, 1876 Bosnian War, 1992–1995 Brioni Agreement Bucharest, Treaty of, 1913 Bucharest, Treaty of, 1918 Bukovina Bulgaria in the Balkan Wars Bulgaria in World War I Bulgaria in World War II Bulgarian "Fatherland War," 1944–1945 Bulgarian Horrors, 1876 Bulgarian-Serb War, 1885 Carol I, King of Romania (1839–1914) Carol II, King of Romania (1893–1953) Ceausescu, Nicolae (1918–1989) Cer Mountain, Battle of, 1914 Cetniks Chataldzha, Battle of, 1912 Cherniaev, M. G. (1824–1898) Cold War in the Balkans Constantine I, King of Greece (1868–1923) Constantinople, Treaty of, 1913 Contested Zone (Macedonia), 1912 Corfu Channel Incident, 1946 Corfu Declaration, 1917 Corfu Incident, 1923 Cretan Crisis, 1896 Crete, Battle of, 1941 Crimean War, Balkan Operations Croat Forces, 1991–1995 Croat War, 1991–1995 Cypriot Civil War, 1963 Cyprus War, 1974 Dayton Peace Accords, 1995 Dimitriev, Radko (1859–1918) Dimitrijevic, Dragutin (1876–1917) Djilas, Milován (1911–1995) Dobro Pole, Battle of, 1918 Dobrudja Dodecanese Campaign, 1944 Doiran, Battles of, 1915–1918 EAM/ELAS EDES Enver Pasha (1882–1922) Epirus Ferdinand I, Czar of Bulgaria (1861–1948) Fiume/Rijeka, 1919–1924 Gallipoli, 1915 Germany in the Balkans during World War I Germany in the Balkans during World War II Greco-Italian War, 1940–1941 Greco-Ottoman War, 1897 Greco-Turkish War, 1919–1922 Greece, Invasion of, 1941 Greece in the Balkan Wars Greece in World War I Greece in World War II Greek Civil War Greek Military Coup, 1909 Greek War of Independence, 1821–1832 Greens (Montenegro) Handschar SS Division Herzegovina Revolt, 1875 The Holocaust in the Balkans Horseshoe, Operation, 1998 Hoxha, Enver (1908–1985) Ilinden Uprising, 1903 Iron Guard Italy in the Balkans during World War I Italy in the Balkans during World War II Izetbegovic, Alija (1925–2003) Janina, Siege of, 1912–1913 JNA (Yugoslav People's Army) Kalimantsi, Battle of, 1913 Karadžic, Radovan (1945–) Karageorge (George Petrovic; 1768–1818) Kemal, Mustafa (1881–1938) Kosovo, Battle of, 1915 Kosovo Liberation Army Kosovo War, 1998–1999 Kumanovo, Battle of, 1912 Lake Prespa, Battle of, 1917 Lausanne, Treaty of, 1923 Levski, Vasil (1837–1873) Little Entente London, Treaty of, 1913 Lyule Burgas–Buni Hisar, Battle of, 1912 Macedonia Macedonian Front, 1915–1918 Macedonian War, 2001 Mahmud II, Ottoman Sultan (1785–1839) Mahmud Muhtar Pasha (1866–1935) Marasesti, Battle of, 1917 Mehmet Ali (1769–1849) Metaxas, Ioannis (1871–1941) Michael I, King of Romania (1921–) Mihailov, Ivan (1896–1990) Mihajlovic, Dragoljub "Draža" (1893–1946) Military League (Bulgaria) Miloševic, Slobodan (1941–2006) Mladic, Ratko (1943–) Montenegro in Balkan Events, 1876–1878 Montenegro in the Balkan Wars Montenegro in World War I National Schism (Greece), 1916–1917 NATO in the Balkans Navarino, Battle of, 1827 Nedic, Milan (1877–1946) Neuilly, Treaty of, 1920 Nikola I, King of Montenegro (1841–1921) North Atlantic Treaty Organization Novi Pazar, Sanjak of Obrenovic, Milan (1854–1901) Obrenovic, Miloš (1780–1860) Odessa, Siege of, 1941 Ottoman Counterinsurgency Operations in the Balkans and Crete Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Wars Ottoman Empire in World War I Papandreou, George (1888–1968) Partisans, Albania Partisans, Bulgaria Partisans, Yugoslavia Pavelic, Ante (1889–1959) Pleven, Siege of, 1877 Ploesti, Bombing of, 1943–1944 Princip, Gavrilo (1894–1918) Putnik, Radomir (1847–1917) Radomir Rebellion, 1918 Romania, Invasion of, 1916 Romania, Invasion of, 1944 Romania in the Balkan Wars Romania in World War I Romania in World War II Romanian Campaign in Hungary, 1919 Romanian Campaign in Hungary, 1944–1945 Romanian Coup, August 1944 Romanian Peasant Uprising Russo-Ottoman War, 1806–1812 Russo-Ottoman War, 1828–1829 Russo-Ottoman War, 1877–1878 Saint-Germain, Treaty of, 1919 Sakarya River, Battle of, 1921 Salonika San Stefano, Treaty of, 1878 Sarajevo, Siege of, 1992–1995 Sarajevo Assassination, 1914 Sarkoy and Baloyir, Battles of, 1913 Savov, Mihail (1857–1928) Scutari, Siege of, 1912–1913 Selim III (1761–1808) Serbia, Invasions of, 1914 Serbia, Invasions of, 1915 Serbia and the Balkan Wars Serbia in World War I Serbian Retreat, 1915 Serbian War of Independence, 1804–1817 Serbo-Ottoman War, 1876 Sèvres, Treaty of, 1920 Shipka Pass, Battles of, 1877–1878 Skanderbeg SS Division Slivnitsa, Battle of, 1885 Slovene War, 1991 Smyrna, Destruction of, 1922 Srebrenica Massacre, 1995 Stalingrad, Battle of, 1942–1943 Stamboliski, Aleksandur (1879–1923) Stepanovic, Stepa (1856–1929) Storm, Operation, 1995 Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha (1838–1892) Tepelene, Ali Pasha (1744–1822) Tito, Josip Broz (1892–1980) Transnistrian War Trianon, Treaty of, 1920 Trieste Dispute Truman Doctrine Tsolakoglou, Georgios (1886–1948) Tudjman, Franjo (1922–1999) UNPROFOR Ustaša Vance-Owen Plan, 1993 Vaphiadis, Markos (1906–1992) Venizélos, Eleuthérios (1864–1936) Vienna Award, Second Vladimirescu, Tudor (1780–1821) VMRO Vukovar, Siege of, 1991 Warsaw Pact World War II Peace Settlement in the Balkans Young Turks Ypsilantis, Alexander (1792–1828) Yugoslavia Yugoslavia, Axis Occupation Forces in World War II Yugoslavia, Collaborationist Forces in World War II Yugoslavia, Invasion of, 1941 Yugoslavia in World War II Yugoslav Military Coup Yugoslav Overflight Incidents, 1946 Yugoslav-Soviet Split Yugoslav Wars, 1991–1995 Yugoslav Wars, 1991–1995, Causes Yugoslav Wars, 1991–1995, Consequences Zhekov, Nikola (1864–1949) Zog, King of the Albanians (1895–1961) Chronology Bibliography Editor and Contributors Topical Index Categorical Index General Index About the Editor

About the Author

Richard C. Hall, PhD, is professor of history in the department of history and political science at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Reviews

This excellent set of well-written, concise entries focuses on the major facets of Balkan history, and each writer offers a set of additional readings for further study. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate students and general readers.
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