Balkan Military History

Welcome to the website Balkan Military History.

Balkan Military History is devoted to the study of the military history of the Balkans.

It is aimed primarily at wargamers and others with an interest in the region and its fascinating history.

BMH has been online since 1997 and this is our 17th year of continuous operation.

We hope you enjoy our site and any comments, views or contributions would be very welcome to:

The Editor - Dave Watson

You can also view my blog Balkan Wargamer for regular news and items of interest.

Contents Reviews Latest books, journal articles and wargame products Features Articles on Balkan military history	*What's New - August 2014* A visit to the Croatian island of Vis. A rich history well preserved because this was a restricted military zone until 1992. Plenty of British involvement from the Napoleonic Wars to WW2. Lancer Miniatures have some new Balkan Wars figures in 20mm
Warfare in the Balkans Historical overview Travel Guide to museums and other sites of interest	Feature article is 'Opening Shots of World War One', a quick look at first campaign of the Great War, the Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia. The real guns of August
Armies of the Balkans Armies that fought in the Balkans Wargaming Scenarios and related items for wargamers	Looking ahead to some other Balkan military anniversaries in 2014. Ottoman Venetian War 1714-18 Ottoman victory over the Persians at Chaldiran 1514 Cumans invade Byzantine Empire 1114 Bulgarian v Byzantines at Salonica and Kliedion 1014 Battle of Cibalae 314 - Constantine beats Licinius in Croatia Philip V Macedon invades Illyria and Romans counterattack 214BC
Bibliography Further reading Balkan Quiz Test your knowledge of Balkan Military History Links - Related sites	Visiting the Balkans? Try our travel section for guides to the places of historical interest across the Balkans. If it's worth seeing - we have been there. The Editor's latest Balkan travels took in the Croatian island of Viz.

Outside the Balkans - Sections on the Editor's non-Balkan wargame interests.

Scots army at the Battle of Bannockburn 1314
Armies of the Punic Wars. Carthage and Rome.
The War of the Spanish Succession
Then Mughal India. See a more detailed article in Wargames Illustrated. and the latest addition - The Persians and the Sepoys Recommended new fictional read: Empire of the Mughal by Alex Rutherford
Napoleon in Egypt the theme for Glasgow & District Wargaming Society's 2008 show display. This article gives an overview of the campaigns and the units. See the feature article in Wargames Illustrated.
South American Wars of Liberation. See the feature article in the August 07 edition of Wargames Illustrated.

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