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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 16th year of continuous operation.
We hope you enjoy our site and any comments, views or contributions would be very welcome to:
You can also view my blog Balkan Wargamer for regular news and items of interest.
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Contents
Reviews
Latest books, journal articles and
wargame products
Features
Articles on Balkan military history
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What's New -
November 2013
19th Century
Austro-Hungarian Forts in Montenegro is the feature
article this month. This also appears
in the 100th edition of 'The Foreign Correspondent'. I highly recommend
this journal of the Continental Wars Society.
Plus a guest book
review from Captain Edval Zoto.
The Wildest Province: SOE Operations in the Land of the Eagle.
Other
reviews including Kosova Liberation Army by James
Pettifer. And Hitler's Jihadis by Jonathan Trigg.
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Warfare in the Balkans
Historical overview
Travel
Guide to museums and other sites of
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Russia and Bulgaria have marked the 135th anniversary of the end of the
Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 with a commemorative stamp.
The
souvenir sheet depicts a fragment of the picture of N.D.
Dmitriev-Orenburgsky "The General M.D. Skobelev on a horse" (1883).
On the Ottoman theme have a look at Rageh Omaar's,
The Ottomans: Europe’s
Muslim Emperors,
on
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Armies of the Balkans
Armies that fought in
the Balkans
Wargaming
Scenarios and related items for wargamers
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The Knight's Move.
A feature on
Operation
Rösselsprung the combined airborne and ground
assault by the Germans on Tito’s headquarters at the Bosnian town of
Drvar in May 1944.
This was the GDWS
display game at the
Claymore show in August. |
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Bibliography
Further reading
Balkan Quiz
Test your knowledge of Balkan
Military History
Links
- Related sites
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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
smallest Balkan state, Montenegro.
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Outside the Balkans - Sections
on the Editor's non-Balkan wargame interests.
Quick links to all parts of this site in the contents
section.
Contact Information
If you have any comments about this website contact:
Dave Watson at
balkandave@gmail.com
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