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Welcome to the website Balkan Military History.

Balkan Military History is devoted to the study of the military history of the Balkans. 
It is aimed primarily at wargamers and others with an interest in the region and its fascinating history.
 
 
BMH has been online since 1997 and this is our thirteenth year of continuous operation.
 
History of course is never neutral and this is particularly true in the Balkans. 
This site is based in Scotland and has no affiliations with any Balkan state or organisation.
 
We hope you enjoy our site and any comments, views or contributions would be very welcome to:
The Editor - Dave Watson
 
You can also view my blog Balkan Wargamer for regular news and items of interest.

What's New - July 2010

A new feature article, Moldavian Surprise, covers the Great Northern War continuation struggle in Southern Russia and Moldavia in 1711.

Peter the Great very nearly became a footnote in history when he was surrounded by an Ottoman army and their Swedish allies.

 

Latest chapter in our section Armies of the Balkans covers the army of medieval Bosnia.

This links in to an earlier feature article and army list I wrote for WAB. Plus a visit to the historical sights of Bosnia in 2006.

 

There are also some new additions to the WW1 Salonika campaign armies in the form of Bulgarian infantry from the Tiger miniatures range.

You can see these figures and many others at the Wappinshaw show in Glasgow on 19 June in the GDWS display game Stramash on the Struma.

 

Visiting the Balkans?

Try our travel section for guides to the places of historical interest across the Balkans. If it is worth seeing - we have been there.

 

Reviews

In books  we have the latest Osprey cover our area, The Varangian Guard 988-1453. Usual Osprey format with a short history, details of their weaponry and of course excellent colour plates.

Plus we have Eclipse of the Crescent Moon by the Hungarian author Geza Gardonyi. This is the story of the siege of Eger, Hungary, in 1552. A small garrison successfully resisted a huge Ottoman army for nearly six weeks, forcing it to withdraw. The novel concentrates on the life of one of the Captains in the siege, Gergely Bournemissza. He takes us through his early life and the events of the period he was engaged with. This all culminates in the epic siege that is told in some detail. Excellent novel, well written and highly recommended.

The latest edition of The Foreign Correspondent gives us the Diary of a Russian Artilleryman in the Shipka Pass 1877. Really good insight into how artillery was deployed.

        

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Guide to the Balkan Military History website

The main sections cover:

Reviews - Latest books, journal articles and wargame products

Warfare in the Balkans - Historical overview

Features - Articles on Balkan military history

Travel - Guide to museums and other sites of interest

Armies of the Balkans - Armies that fought in the Balkans

Wargaming - Scenarios and related items for wargamers

Bibliography - Further reading

Balkan Quiz - Test your knowledge of Balkan Military History

Links - Related sites

Outside the Balkans - Sections on the Editor's non-Balkan wargame interests.

 

The latest addition is the War of the Spanish Succession

 

Then Mughal India. See a more detailed article in Wargames Illustrated.

and the latest addition - The Persians and the Sepoys

Recommended new fictional read: Empire of the Mughal by Alex Rutherford

Napoleon in Egypt the theme for Glasgow & District Wargaming Society's 2008 show display. This article gives an overview of the campaigns and the units. See the feature article in Wargames Illustrated.

South American Wars of Liberation. See the feature article in the August 07 edition of Wargames Illustrated.

Quick links to all parts of this site in the contents section.

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Contact Information

If you have any comments about this website contact:

Dave Watson at balkandave@googlemail.com
 

 

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