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" The six month kingdom : "
Duncan Heaton-Armstrong ; edited by Gervase Belfield and Bejtullah Destani ; with an introduction by Gervase Belfield.
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957566
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b711936
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Heaton-Armstrong, Duncan.
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The six month kingdom : : Albania 1914 /\ Duncan Heaton-Armstrong ; edited by Gervase Belfield and Bejtullah Destani ; with an introduction by Gervase Belfield.
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London ;New York :: I.B. Tauris, in association with the Centre for Albanian Studies,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xxxvii, 191 pages) :: illustrations
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0755623452
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: 0857716859
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: 9780755623457
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: 9780857716859
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: 9781423731597
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: 9781850437611
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index.
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; Plate Section; 1. Potsdam; 2. Vienna -- London -- Paris; 3. The Albanian Deputation; 4. Trieste -- Durazzo; 5. Small Beginnings; 6. Life at Durazzo; 7. April; 8. State Visit to Tirana; 9. The Outbreak of Rebellion; 10. A Day with the Insurgents; 11. The Coup D'Etat -- 19th May; 12. Essad Arrested and Released; 13. 23rd May -- Flight; 14. 23rd May -- Return; 15. End of the Month; 16. Intrigue and Rebellion; 17. The Rebels Attack Durazzo; 18. The Insurgents Repulsed; 19. An Unsuccesful Sortie; 20. A Decisive Defeat; 21. An Armistice Arranged.
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In January 1914 the eccentric adventurer Captain Duncan Heaton-Armstrong, "on the look out for a more stable career", applied for the post of Private Secretary to the newly appointed King of Albania - the German Prince William of Wied. Heaton-Armstrong describes, with vibrancy, directness and humour, a miniature royal court in a desperately poor and remote corner of Europe. As the First World War engulfed the Balkans in August 1914, two royal infants were escorted back to Germany by Heaton-Armstrong, who was promptly made the first prisoner of war. His remarkable account has been edi.
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Heaton-Armstrong, Duncan-- Homes and haunts-- Albania.
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Wied, Wilhelm,1876-1945.
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Heaton-Armstrong, Duncan.
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Wied, Wilhelm,1876-1945.
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Wilhelm (Albanien, Fürst, I.)
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Biography: general.
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HISTORY-- General.
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Homes.
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Albania, History, 1912-1944.
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Albania.
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Albanien
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949.6502092
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DR971.25.H43.A3 2005eb
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