THE SERBS; THE GUARDIANS OF THE GATE. (Reprint of "The Guardians of the Gate; Historical Lectures on the Serbs.")

Laffan, R.G.D. (Robert George Dalrymple Laffan.)

ISBN 10: 0880294132 / ISBN 13: 9780880294133

Published by New York: Dorset Press, 1989., 1989

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Reprint (originally published 1918). 299 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 13.5cm. Green dust jacket lightly rubbed. Black cloth spine with vibrant gilt stamped lettering, dark green boards. A still fairly crisp fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. ISBN 0880294132.

Seller Inventory # Z626X-2184

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SERBS; THE GUARDIANS OF THE GATE. (Reprint of "The Guardians of the Gate; Historical Lectures on the Serbs.")
• Publisher: New York: Dorset Press, 1989.
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880294132
• ISBN 13: 9780880294133
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • European History

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Synopsis

"The Serbs" was originally a series of lectures delivered by the renowned British historian R.G.D. Laffan. Professor Laffan’s lectures became so famous they were collected and published in book form. Out of print for many years, "The Serbs" is the classic book on an important but misunderstood people. Too many of us only know the Serbs as precipitators of World War I, when a Serbian nationalist assassinated Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914 causing Austria to declare war. But Serbian history is eventful and filled with intrigue. Anyone interested in a historical perspective on a great and heroic people will find "The Serbs" as absorbing as it is inspiring. For, as Professor Laffan writes, "The Serbs have shown that, despite adversity and homelessness, their spirit remains unconquerable."