Invasion: The Conquest of Serbia, 1915

249 Pages·2015·7.13 MB·English

by  Richard L. DiNardo

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The Conquest of Serbia, 1915
Richard L. DiNardo
War, Technology, and History
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Contents
Maps ix
SeriesForeword xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction 1
1. ScorpionsinaBottle:Austria–HungaryandSerbia,1875–1914 5
2. SettingtheTarget:StrategicPrioritiesandDecisions,
March–September1915 22
3. Forces,Plans,andPreparations:September1915 36
4. TheOpeningMoves:September25–October12,1915 59
5. FightingStormsandSerbs:October12–22,1915 78
6. TheFallofKragujeva(cid:1)candNiš:October22–November5,1915 89
7. ThePursuit:November6–30,1915 101
8. Aftermath:December1915–January1916 121
9. Assessments 131
Notes 139
Bibliography 193
Index 203
Aphotoessayfollowspage120

Maps
TheCrossingoftheSaveandDanube,October5–14,1915 76
TheConquestofSerbia,October–November1915 77