The History of World War I series recounts the battles and
campaigns that took place during the 'Great War'. From the Falkland
Islands to the lakes of Africa, across the Eastern and Western
Fronts, to the former German colonies in the Pacific, the series
provides a six-volume history of the battles and campaigns on land,
at sea and in the air. The assassination in Sarajevo of the
Austro-Hungarian heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand lit an explosive
mixture of ethnic tensions, nationalism, political opportunism, and
the quest for power within the Balkans to plunge Europe into a
conflict that would cost millions of lives. Austro-Hungary faced
both Serbia and Russia during the opening phase of the war, but
Bulgaria's decision to join the Central Powers in October 1915 led
to the opening of the Salonika front in Greece, where 150,0000
British and French troops saw little fighting until the disastrous
1918 Doiran campaign. At the war's outbreak, the British
authorities in Africa were totally unprepared, with few forces
available to attack the German colonies, who themselves were
effectively left isolated from help. The German commander in East
Africa, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, launched a brilliant guerrilla
campaign with scant resources, conducting lightning attacks on
Allied targets, particularly the Uganda Railway. He was opposed by
the South African General Jan Smuts and his mixture of Boer,
British, Rhodesian, Indian, African, Belgian and Portuguese
soldiers: fighting continued until November 1918. Italy entered the
war against the Central Powers in April 1915. For two years,
Austro-Hungarian forces were kept at bay on Italy's northern
borders, until a combined German and Austro-Hungarian defeated the
Italian forces at the Battle of Caporetto in October 1917. Revenge
came with the Allied victory at Vittorio Veneto in November 1918,
which led to Austro-Hungary's collapse. With the aid of over 300
photographs, complemented by full-colour maps, The Balkans, Italy
& Africa provides a detailed guide to the background and
conduct of the war in the Balkan, Italian and African theatres from
the assassination in Sarajevo to the surrender of the Central
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