THE BIRTH OF
YUGOSLAVIA

BY

HENRY BAERLEIN

VOLUME II

LONDON
LEONARD PARSONS
DEVONSHIRE STREET

First Published 1922
[All Rights Reserved]

Leonard Parsons Ltd.


CONTENTS OF VOLUME II

PAGE
VI.Yugoslavia's First Year of Liberty (Autumn 1918to Autumn 1919)7
VII.Further Months of Trial (1919-1921)208
VIII.Yugoslavia's Frontiers (1921)272
IX.Conclusion: A Few National Characteristics392
Index411
Map of Yugoslavia

THE BIRTH OF YUGOSLAVIA[7]

VI

YUGOSLAVIA'S FIRST YEAR OF LIBERTY

New foes for old—Roumanian activities—The Italian frame ofmind—Sensitiveness with respect to their army—An unfortunatenaval affair—What was happening at Pola—Thestory of the "Viribus Unitis"—How the Italians landed atPola—The sea-faring Yugoslavs—Who set a standard thatwas too high—An electrical atmosphere and no precautions—Italians'mildness on the Isle of Vis—Their truculence atKorčula—And on Hvar—How they were received at Zadar—Whatthey did there—Pretty doings at Krk—UnhappyPola—What Istria endured—The famous town of Rieka—Thedrama begins—The I.N.C.—The Croats' blunder—Melodrama—Farce—Paroled'honneur—The population of thetown—The tale continues on the northern isles—Rab iscompletely captured—Avanti Savoia!—The Entente at Rieka—Acandid Frenchman—Economic considerations—The turncoatMayor—His fervour—Three pleasant places—Italy isled astray by Sonnino—The state of the Chamber—The stateof the country—A fountain in the sand—Those who heldback from the Pact of Rome—Gathering winds—Why theItalians claimed Dalmatia—Consequences of the Treaty ofLondon—Italian hopes in Montenegr

...

BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!


Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR!