"Armies of the Balkan Wars (Osprey) ... anyone own this?" Topic
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| Don1962 | 03 Jul 2012 10:30 a.m. PST |
I am considering a purchase of Armies of the Balkan Wars 1912-13: The priming charge for the Great War (Men-at-Arms/Osprey) by Philip Jowett. Can anyone give me some details? How good is it as a source book for all the various armies engaged in this war? I have the World War One-Balkans Men-at-Arms book and came away sorely disappointed with information on uniforms. |
| magister equitum | 03 Jul 2012 10:41 a.m. PST |
I don't have the osprey book but I have another osprey-style guide published in 2005:
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It is quite good, you can read a review here:
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| Rudysnelson | 03 Jul 2012 12:00 p.m. PST |
I have sold several copies. No complaints from my Clients. We did the special issue on the Balkan's War back a few years ago for Time Portal Passages. |
79thPA  | 03 Jul 2012 7:56 p.m. PST |
It is okay. A lot of the text is a repeat of information that you can find on the internet. Spend a couple of extra dollars and pick up "The Balkan War 1912-1913" by Alexander Vachkov. |
| Don1962 | 04 Jul 2012 5:43 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the recommendations. I had not heard of Vachkov's book and will consider that one as an alternative to the Osprey volume. |
| Rudysnelson | 04 Jul 2012 12:17 p.m. PST |
Being in the USa, you can take part in the Library loan program through your local library. I have a copy for my library but one suggestion to check out is "A concise History of the Balkan Wars 1912-13". by the Hellenic (Greek) Army General Staff, Army History Directorate. I used this a primary source when I did my special issue. It is focused on greek operations. Another place to check would be the Bulgarian militaria at the ebay store. I got a few books on the Bulgarian veiw of the war. I also got a hard book to find Squadron size book on the Bulgarian Air Force in the Balkans War and WW1. On ebay I also got a Turkish book on uniforms of the War. |
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