War in the Balkans

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

• List of MapsPrefaceIntroductionReference EntriesAbdulhamid II (1842–1918)Adrianople, Siege of, 1912–1913Adrianople, Treaty of, 1829Albania, Italian Occupation of, 1939Albania in the Balkan WarsAlbania in World War IAlbania in World War IIAlbanian Uprisings, 1910–1911Alexander 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 IAverescu, Alexandru (1859–1938)Balkan Entente, 1934Balkan LeagueBalkan Pact, 1954Balkan War, First, 1912–1913Balkan War, Second, 1913Balkan Wars, 1912–1913, CausesBalkan Wars, 1912–1913, ConsequencesBalkan Wars, 1912–1913, Naval CampaignsBalli KombetarBerlin, Treaty of, 1878BessarabiaBihacBlack HandBlack Sea Campaign, 1941–1944Boris III, Czar of Bulgaria (1894–1943)Bosnia, Austrian Occupation, 1878Bosnian Crisis, 1908–1909Bosnian ForcesBosnian Revolt, 1876Bosnian War, 1992–1995Brioni AgreementBucharest, Treaty of, 1913Bucharest, Treaty of, 1918BukovinaBulgaria in the Balkan WarsBulgaria in World War IBulgaria in World War IIBulgarian "Fatherland War," 1944–1945Bulgarian Horrors, 1876Bulgarian-Serb War, 1885Carol I, King of Romania (1839–1914)Carol II, King of Romania (1893–1953)Ceausescu, Nicolae (1918–1989)Cer Mountain, Battle of, 1914CetniksChataldzha, Battle of, 1912Cherniaev, M. G. (1824–1898)Cold War in the BalkansConstantine I, King of Greece (1868–1923)Constantinople, Treaty of, 1913Contested Zone (Macedonia), 1912Corfu Channel Incident, 1946Corfu Declaration, 1917Corfu Incident, 1923Cretan Crisis, 1896Crete, Battle of, 1941Crimean War, Balkan OperationsCroat Forces, 1991–1995Croat War, 1991–1995Cypriot Civil War, 1963Cyprus War, 1974Dayton Peace Accords, 1995Dimitriev, Radko (1859–1918)Dimitrijevic, Dragutin (1876–1917)Djilas, Milován (1911–1995)Dobro Pole, Battle of, 1918DobrudjaDodecanese Campaign, 1944Doiran, Battles of, 1915–1918EAM/ELASEDESEnver Pasha (1882–1922)EpirusFerdinand I, Czar of Bulgaria (1861–1948)Fiume/Rijeka, 1919–1924Gallipoli, 1915Germany in the Balkans during World War IGermany in the Balkans during World War IIGreco-Italian War, 1940–1941Greco-Ottoman War, 1897Greco-Turkish War, 1919–1922Greece, Invasion of, 1941Greece in the Balkan WarsGreece in World War IGreece in World War IIGreek Civil WarGreek Military Coup, 1909Greek War of Independence, 1821–1832Greens (Montenegro)Handschar SS DivisionHerzegovina Revolt, 1875The Holocaust in the BalkansHorseshoe, Operation, 1998Hoxha, Enver (1908–1985)Ilinden Uprising, 1903Iron GuardItaly in the Balkans during World War IItaly in the Balkans during World War IIIzetbegovic, Alija (1925–2003)Janina, Siege of, 1912–1913JNA (Yugoslav People's Army)Kalimantsi, Battle of, 1913Karadžic, Radovan (1945–)Karageorge (George Petrovic; 1768–1818)Kemal, Mustafa (1881–1938)Kosovo, Battle of, 1915Kosovo Liberation ArmyKosovo War, 1998–1999Kumanovo, Battle of, 1912Lake Prespa, Battle of, 1917Lausanne, Treaty of, 1923Levski, Vasil (1837–1873)Little EntenteLondon, Treaty of, 1913Lyule Burgas–Buni Hisar, Battle of, 1912MacedoniaMacedonian Front, 1915–1918Macedonian War, 2001Mahmud II, Ottoman Sultan (1785–1839)Mahmud Muhtar Pasha (1866–1935)Marasesti, Battle of, 1917Mehmet 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, 1876–1878Montenegro in the Balkan WarsMontenegro in World War INational Schism (Greece), 1916–1917NATO in the BalkansNavarino, Battle of, 1827Nedic, Milan (1877–1946)Neuilly, Treaty of, 1920Nikola I, King of Montenegro (1841–1921)North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationNovi Pazar, Sanjak ofObrenovic, Milan (1854–1901)Obrenovic, Miloš (1780–1860)Odessa, Siege of, 1941Ottoman Counterinsurgency Operations in the Balkans and CreteOttoman EmpireOttoman Empire in the Balkan WarsOttoman Empire in World War IPapandreou, George (1888–1968)Partisans, AlbaniaPartisans, BulgariaPartisans, YugoslaviaPavelic, Ante (1889–1959)Pleven, Siege of, 1877Ploesti, Bombing of, 1943–1944Princip, Gavrilo (1894–1918)Putnik, Radomir (1847–1917)Radomir Rebellion, 1918Romania, Invasion of, 1916Romania, Invasion of, 1944Romania in the Balkan WarsRomania in World War IRomania in World War IIRomanian Campaign in Hungary, 1919Romanian Campaign in Hungary, 1944–1945Romanian Coup, August 1944Romanian Peasant UprisingRusso-Ottoman War, 1806–1812Russo-Ottoman War, 1828–1829Russo-Ottoman War, 1877–1878Saint-Germain, Treaty of, 1919Sakarya River, Battle of, 1921SalonikaSan Stefano, Treaty of, 1878Sarajevo, Siege of, 1992–1995Sarajevo Assassination, 1914Sarkoy and Baloyir, Battles of, 1913Savov, Mihail (1857–1928)Scutari, Siege of, 1912–1913Selim III (1761–1808)Serbia, Invasions of, 1914Serbia, Invasions of, 1915Serbia and the Balkan WarsSerbia in World War ISerbian Retreat, 1915Serbian War of Independence, 1804–1817Serbo-Ottoman War, 1876Sèvres, Treaty of, 1920Shipka Pass, Battles of, 1877–1878Skanderbeg SS DivisionSlivnitsa, Battle of, 1885Slovene War, 1991Smyrna, Destruction of, 1922Srebrenica Massacre, 1995Stalingrad, Battle of, 1942–1943Stamboliski, Aleksandur (1879–1923)Stepanovic, Stepa (1856–1929)Storm, Operation, 1995Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha (1838–1892)Tepelene, Ali Pasha (1744–1822)Tito, Josip Broz (1892–1980)Transnistrian WarTrianon, Treaty of, 1920Trieste DisputeTruman DoctrineTsolakoglou, Georgios (1886–1948)Tudjman, Franjo (1922–1999)UNPROFORUstašaVance-Owen Plan, 1993Vaphiadis, Markos (1906–1992)Venizélos, Eleuthérios (1864–1936)Vienna Award, SecondVladimirescu, Tudor (1780–1821)VMROVukovar, Siege of, 1991Warsaw PactWorld War II Peace Settlement in the BalkansYoung TurksYpsilantis, Alexander (1792–1828)YugoslaviaYugoslavia, Axis Occupation Forces in World War IIYugoslavia, Collaborationist Forces in World War IIYugoslavia, Invasion of, 1941Yugoslavia in World War IIYugoslav Military CoupYugoslav Overflight Incidents, 1946Yugoslav-Soviet SplitYugoslav Wars, 1991–1995Yugoslav Wars, 1991–1995, CausesYugoslav Wars, 1991–1995, ConsequencesZhekov, Nikola (1864–1949)Zog, King of the Albanians (1895–1961)ChronologyBibliographyEditor and ContributorsTopical IndexCategorical IndexGeneral IndexAbout the Editor

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.