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Author : Arthur Douglas Howden Smith
Release : 1908
Genre : Balkan Peninsula
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Book Synopsis Fighting the Turk in the Balkans by : Arthur Douglas Howden Smith
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Author : A. D. Howden Smith
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Book Synopsis Fighting the Turk in the Balkans by : Arthur Douglas Howden Smith
Download or read book Fighting the Turk in the Balkans written by Arthur Douglas Howden Smith. This book was released on 2014-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Fighting The Turk In The Balkans: An American's Adventures With The Macedonian Revolutionists; Armenian Research Center Collection Arthur Douglas Howden Smith G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908 Balkan Peninsula; Eastern question (Balkan)
Author : Arthur Douglas Howden Smith
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Download or read book Fighting the Turk in the Balkans written by Arthur Douglas Howden Smith. This book was released on 2022-10-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Arthur Douglas Howden Smith
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Book Synopsis Fighting the Turk in the Balkans; an American's Adventures with the Macedonian Revolutionists by : Arthur Douglas Howden Smith
Download or read book Fighting the Turk in the Balkans; an American's Adventures with the Macedonian Revolutionists written by Arthur Douglas Howden Smith. This book was released on 2013-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXII SOME HISTORY AND A FEW POSSIBILITIES The "Bulgarian atrocities" of 1875-) centred the attention of Europe on the Balkans: There had been previous instances of murder and rapine, on a wholesale scale, in the Sultan's dominions, but the awful slaughter at the village of Batak, not far from the town of T'Barzardjeck, was the culmination of all. It was more than the world could stand, and within a few months, the regiments of the Czar were pouring across the Pruth, and the thunders of cannon awakened the echoes of the Rhodope passes. Plevna fell, after one of the most heroic defences in history; nothing could stand before the victorious Russians. They took Adrianople, and the road to Constantinople was open to them; their battalions were in position on the Bosphorus. It seemed as if no power could prevent the absorption of European Turkey by the "Colossus of the North." Then England stepped forward. It is difficult, nowadays, to realise the heat of resentment and nervous dread, with which the English people watched Russia's final succession of triumphs. Englishmen saw Constantinople turned into a Russian outpost, the Mediterranean a Russian lake, the road to India threatened. Led by Disraeli, a strong war-party dominated the nation's councils. English warships were ordered through the Dardanelles, and notice was served on Russia that she must be prepared to remit her demands. For a span of hours, the peace of the world hung by a hair. In the end, Russia backed down. The Treaty of San Stefano, dictated by Russian might, at the gates of the Ottoman capital, was abrogated, and Bismarck summoned the Congress of Berlin to consider an entire rearrangement of Balkan affairs. It is not necessary to deal at length with the results of the...
