Six Month Kingdom e-bog
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In January 1914 the eccentric adventurer Captain Duncan Heaton-Armstrong, "e;on the look out for a more stable career"e;, 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 F...
E-bog
473,39 DKK
Forlag
I.B. Tauris
Udgivet
22 juni 2005
Længde
276 sider
Genrer
1DVWA
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780857716859
In January 1914 the eccentric adventurer Captain Duncan Heaton-Armstrong, "e;on the look out for a more stable career"e;, 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 edited for this, the first general edition.