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The Balkan Wars

1912-1913

by Jacob Gould Schurman

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The Balkan conflicts of 1912 and 1913 changed borders and unsettled alliances across southeastern Europe. Jacob Gould Schurman examines the war against Turkey, the fighting that followed among former allies, and the interests of Russia and Austria-Hungary. His preface links these regional struggles to the wider European war that began in 1914, placing diplomatic choices and territorial ambitions at the centre of his historical account.

Campaign details give those political arguments a geographical footing. Greek troops move through Macedonia toward Saloniki, while a naval blockade restricts Turkey's supplies and transport. Ports, railway routes and islands become important parts of Schurman's explanation of how the fighting developed. Readers studying European history can compare his account of military operations with his assessment of the larger powers. The book offers a contemporary observer's interpretation of how local disputes and international rivalries became entangled.

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Jacob Gould Schurman

Jacob Gould Schurman was a Canadian-born educator and diplomat who served as Cornell University's third president from 1892 to 1920. The Work of Cornell University for Agriculture explains the institution's responsibilities to farming, scientific instruction, and public service at a time when land-grant education was expanding.

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Pages
61
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English
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