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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: valerio81 on December 09, 2019, 04:56:03 PM

Title: Balkan wars reading suggestions
Post by: valerio81 on December 09, 2019, 04:56:03 PM

Dear all,

I am reading with great pleasure Hopkirk's The Great Game. I was hoping someone could suggest some similarly engaging book on the 1912-13 Balkan wars, something which could hopefully inspire some lively skirmish scenarios.

For example, does anybody know if Bekir Fikri's memoirs have been translated into English? What about Trotsky's correspondance, is it interesting from a military point of view?
I only have the very precise but rather dull army-level analysis by Hooton..

Title: Re: Balkan wars reading suggestions
Post by: stefanov on December 22, 2019, 01:50:53 PM

hello Valerio,
Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913
might contain some information. ;)
ciao
S

Title: Re: Balkan wars reading suggestions
Post by: marco55 on December 24, 2019, 03:37:54 PM

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521149169/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_6?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1781551804/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_9?smid=A1C3QU77DDT2KW&psc=1
Mark

Title: Re: Balkan wars reading suggestions
Post by: S J Donovan on December 24, 2019, 05:06:48 PM

Richard Hall and Edward Horton are the best.  There are several newsmens'. accounts that are worthwhile also, especially trotskys there are other newsmen that describe on ground conditions and battlefield locations.
Stefanov's Ottoman Army book is also excellent.

Title: Re: Balkan wars reading suggestions
Post by: valerio81 on December 27, 2019, 05:08:38 PM

Many thanks to all guys!