- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Indiana University Press (May 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0253354528
- ISBN-13: 978-0253354525
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #69,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Incredibly rich ... well written, and thoroughly researched. For those unfamiliar with the critical role of the Balkans in World War I historiography, this will be an extremely useful introduction." Graydon Tunstall, University of South Florida
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With the transfer of German units to the western front in spring of 1918, the position of the Central Powers on the Macedonian front worsened. Materiel became scarce and morale among the Bulgarian forces deteriorated. The Entente Command perceived in Macedonia an excellent opportunity to apply additional pressure to the Germans, who were already retreating on the western front. In September, Entente forces undertook an offensive directed primarily at Bulgarian defences at Dobro Pole. "Balkan Breakthrough" tells the story of that battle and its consequences. Dobro Pole was the catalyst for the collapse of the Central Powers and the Entente victory in southeastern Europe - a defeat that helped persuade the German military leadership that the war was lost. While decisive in ending World War I in the region, the battle did not resolve the underlying national issues there. Even now Kosovo and Macedonia remain unstable.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Macedonian Front from the Bulgarian viewpoint, May 30 2010
By Jonathan Baum - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Balkan Breakthrough: The Battle of Dobro Pole 1918 (Hardcover)
The story of a little-known battle of a little known front of World War I. The Macedonian front doesn't get a lot of ink in English speaking countries (or elsewhere, I'd wager) but this is a readable and thorough account of that front's final battle, written from the point of view of the main Central Power's protagonist there: the Bulgarians. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in WWI, if only for the subject's obscurity. The book is actually well-written and provides the whole context to the First World War in the Balkans.The book gets 3 stars from me for 2 reasons. It certainly could have used a good editor. In fact, some of the sentences are so mangled that one has to wonder if the author's first language is English. Additionally, the maps suffer in quality and quantity. Dozens of places are mentioned in the text that don't appear on any map. The maps themselves have little detail and aren't terribly helpful to the reader who is trying to follow the campaigns. The author should have been aware that most readers aren't familiar with southern Balkan geography.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent book about the campaign in Macedonia, Jan 30 2011
By Daniel Carey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Balkan Breakthrough: The Battle of Dobro Pole 1918 (Hardcover)
This is an excellent book, not just about the battle of Dobro Pole in 1918, but about Bulgaria in World War I. It is written more at the strategic level, explaining how Bulgaria's frusturations during the Balkan Wars before World War I shaped Bulgaria's war aims of regaining Macedonia and a portion of Romania. The book is based mostly on Bulgarian sources, both primary and secondary. The battle of Dobro Pole itself is not discussed until 3/4 the way into the book. What happened in the years from 1915 to 1918 had an impact on how the battle turned out, and the author makes those connections clear. The author's account of the actual battle is at the division/corps level. The book does a great job telling the story of Bulgaria in World War I, one that few in the English speaking world are familiar with.I recommend this book to those who want to know more about Bulgaria's military history, the World War I campaign in Macedonia, and the history of the Balkans.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Proofreading?, Feb 24 2012
By A. G Provencal "Armey" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Balkan Breakthrough: The Battle of Dobro Pole 1918 (Hardcover)
A well told story. My only problem is the many typos in the text. Clearly this was written on a word processor. Inappropiate prepositions abound. Spelling is correct but the context is WRONG! Proof reading! Who did it?Outside of that one wonders why the Allies could not knock out Bulgaria sooner. Once over the mountains, like Dobra Pole. The site of the breakthrough battle in September 1918, the allies had a clear range to invade Bulgaria and the Hungarian plain. Churchill was right that was the soft underbelly of Europe. With Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary out of the war Germany would have been forced to negotiate a peace agreement.
The world of What If? And World War I had a large amount of What Ifs!
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