Forum Eerste Wereldoorlog

[Tandorini]

The major battles of World War I were fought in northern France and along the extensive eastern front. The military decisions were to be reached there rather than in the Balkans, where the campaigns served as a sideshow to the main conflicts waged elsewhere. Therefore this section places more emphasis on the diplomatic negotiations than on the military planning or the actual battles. Despite the fact that final victory depended on the armies of the great powers, these governments throughout the war sought the support of small allies, particularly when it became apparent, as it soon did, that a long war lay ahead. At the beginning of the conflict, the general staffs of the powers had planned on short, decisive campaigns. When these had all failed by the beginning of 1915, and when the western front settled into trench warfare, the leaders on both sides attempted to win the assistance of the Balkan countries, which occupied strategic locations and had respectable armies. The Balkan governments, with the exception of the Serbian, which was already at war, thus found themselves courted by the belligerents, and they used the opportunity to bargain for the maximum advantages. Each nation also wished to make certain that it would choose the winning side.

Verder lezen:
http://warandgame.com/2012/02/05/wwi-in-the-balkans-part-i/

Deel II:
http://warandgame.com/2012/02/08/wwi-in-the-balkans-part-ii/

Deel III:
http://warandgame.com/2012/02/08/wwi-in-the-balkans-part-iii/

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Boeiende links, Tando. Je leest er nooit zo veel over terwijl de bakermat van de oorlog er note bene ligt.

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