By William Miller. Here is the story of the nations of Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia & Montenegro, written in the days before the poison of political correctness destroyed simple factual accounts of the history of our people.
Beginning with the medieval states of the Balkan Peninsula, Miller follows the fortunes of the Serbs, Bulgarians, Greeks, Romanians, and other peoples as they contended with Byzantine influence, the advance of the Ottoman Empire, and the ambitions of neighboring powers. The narrative explores the battles, dynasties, revolts, and diplomatic struggles that transformed the Balkans into a crossroads of cultures, religions, and competing political interests.
Miller combines clear historical scholarship with an engaging narrative, explaining the forces that lay behind centuries of conflict and cooperation in the region. He examines the emergence of national movements, the decline of Ottoman authority, and the political developments that reshaped southeastern Europe during the nineteenth century, placing each event within its wider European context.
Told in the classic, clear, and unambiguous style of historians unfettered by the demands to be “politically correct,” these classic works are a treasure trove of facts and history which will not be found in the modern “court historian” version which have been censored by the powers-that-be.
First written in 1896, available now in this authentic reproduction with illustrations.
Topics: The Balkans before the Roman conquest, Dascian campaigns, Romans in Romania, language, Gothic invasions, “barbarians” in Romania, Huns, Avars, Lombards, Phanariotes, Russian wars, Basil the Wolf, Charles, siege of Plevna, War of 1877,early Bulgarian history, Krum, Ornotag, Boris II, hermits, Greek rule, Albanians, Bulgarian empire, prince-bishops, Montenegro, Peter I, Kalojan, Baldwin, long peace, John Asen, Turks in Bulgaria, Serbia’s rise and fall,Stephen Dusan, Turks in Serbia, struggle for independence, Peter II, Danilo II, struggles with Austria, Nicholas I, much more. Many illustrations. Covers to just before 1900.
Softcover, 506 pages, #804.
