Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 118 Schurman, Jacob Gould 1854 1942 Schurman, J. G. (Jacob Gould) The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 Third Edition Reading ease score: 45.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by David Starner and Andrea Ball "The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913" by Jacob Gould Schurman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book analyzes the complex geopolitical dynamics surrounding the Balkan Wars, positioning them as critical precursors to the broader conflicts that ultimately led to World War I. It likely delves into the motivations and outcomes of these wars, highlighting the interplay of nationalism, imperial interests, and the struggle for territory among the Balkan states and their powerful neighbors. At the start of the book, the author underscores the unexpected successes of the Balkan Allies against Ottoman Turkey and the subsequent tensions that arose among them, particularly between Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece. The preface sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the diplomatic failures and rivalries that contributed to the outbreak of the first and second Balkan Wars, illustrating the fragile alliances and shifts in power dynamics in the region. Schurman emphasizes the broader implications of these conflicts for European stability, framing them within the context of rising nationalist sentiments and imperial ambitions that would soon engulf the continent in war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Balkan Peninsula -- History -- War of 1912-1913 DR Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 187625 187550 2024-10-05T10:48:03.563261 2023-10-05T10:15:59.162376 text/html text/html 187618 187543 2024-10-05T10:48:03.799279 2023-10-05T10:15:59.306361 text/html text/html 146761 2024-10-05T10:48:09.936251 application/epub+zip 147636 2024-10-05T10:48:06.704263 application/epub+zip 134171 2024-10-05T10:48:05.550296 application/epub+zip 248649 2024-10-05T10:48:12.272241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237063 2024-10-05T10:48:09.093253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248962 2022-09-06T04:27:59.318107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173818 173794 2024-10-05T10:48:03.281280 2023-10-05T10:15:58.983355 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 175164 2020-12-26T01:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63612 2020-12-26T01:43:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19008 2024-10-05T10:48:12.399218 application/rdf+xml 10909 2024-10-05T10:48:06.095258 image/jpeg 2894 2024-10-05T10:48:05.820257 image/jpeg 144666 2024-10-05T10:48:03.815278 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia