Serbia's Great War, 1914-1918

'Not a single history of Serbia in the First World War exists in English. The publication of Andrej Mitrovic's classic study on the subject, first published in Serbo-Croat in 1984, is therefore both long-overdue and timely. The book is the most complete, single-volume political, social and diplomatic history of Serbia during this crucial period that exists in any language. Professor Mitrovic, a leading Serbian historian, has based Serbia's Great War on an impressive range of primary and secondary sources. He writes with authority, offering a wealth of information. His book deals with key questions including the origins of the war; the epic Serbian retreat in the winter of 1915-16; internal struggles within the exiled Serbian leadership and its relationship with the Entente governments; the nature of the Central Powers' occupation of Serbia; resistance and collaboration; Serbia's relationship with Montenegro and with Habsburg South Slavs; and the origins of the Yugoslav state.' -