The forgotten front : the Macedonian campaign, 1915-1918 /
"The Macedonian Campaign has been largely ignored by history. Such neglect is misplaced. The annals of the First World War hold few events to compare with the triumphant final offensive of the Allied Army of the East, and the whole story of the campaign is rich, diverse, and relevant. Almost a...
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Warwick :
Helion & Company Limited,
2023.
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: Macedonia: background and the Balkan Wars
- Macedonia: the first 2,500 years
- The Balkans in the nineteenth century
- The Balkan Wars 1912-13
- The third Balkan War
- Part II: the Macedonian campaign 1915-1918
- 1915-16: Alliances and misalliances
- From the Dardanelles to Salonica
- The defeat of Serbia
- The Allies arrive in Salonica
- The Allied expedition to Serbia, October-December
- Consolidation and reinforcement
- Tensions between the Allies and pressure on Greece
- Defeat of Romania
- The Bulgarians strike first
- The Allies re-enter Serbia
- Autumn campaigns on the Vardar and Struma fronts
- Allied interventions in Greece
- 1917: Stocktaking and perplexity
- The Italians in Albania
- Preparations for a spring offensive
- First battle of Doiran
- The failed offensive
- Disaffection and disarray in the Serbian army
- Dethronement of Constantine
- Summer of discontent
- Malaria - the enemy within
- Allied actions and initiatives summer and autumn 1917
- Recall of Sarrail
- 1918: On the defensive
- Greek and other reinforcements
- Guillaumat completes his mission
- Franchet d'Espèrey picks up the reins
- Final offensive: decisions and preparations
- Final offensive: the battle of Dobropolje
- Final offensive: second battle of Doiran
- Final offensive: pursuit and rout
- Armistice
- Aftermath
- Conclusions
- Appendices
- I. Composition of the Allied Army of the East 1915-1918
- II. Post-war careers
- III. Diary of Signaller Bailey.