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Subjects
Kings and rulers, Foreign relations, Biography, HistoryPlaces
Albania, Durrës (Albania)Times
20th century, 1912-1944Edition | Availability |
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The prisoner of Durazzo: being a history of six months in a phantom kingdom and of armageddon postponed
2010, Zenda Press
in English
0615325238 9780615325231
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
A word about words ; Money ; Quick reference for names ; Some vocabulary
Prelude: The background story. Albania: the setting
Some royalty and cast of characters ; The heads of state ; Some non-royal characters ; The Albanians ; The foreigners
Ottoman Albania
The London conference
1913
War clouds over Scutari
The search for a king
The pot boils
Ultimatum
Setting the boundaries
Preparations
Omens
The traveling prince
The ceremony
Beware of Greeks
Trieste
Arrival
The short honeymoon
The plot thickens
Aftermath
Complications
Disgrace
Picking up the pieces
Friction
Intrigue and strategies
The death of the king's champion
False hopes
Another royal murder
The pot simmers
The shadow darkens
A kiss before dying
The sands run out
Post mortem
An exile in his own country
Postscript
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-445) and index.
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