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- catalog abstract ""Little has been written in English on the First World War as it affected Serbia, the small Balkan kingdom on whose borders that war began, and almost nothing about the part which the Naval forces of the Entente Powers had in helping her to oppose the Central Powers before her armies were finally defeated by those powers at the end of 1915. The part was small but more significant that the numbers of men and amount of material of war sent out might suggest. Had not the three naval missions between them managed for over six months to prevent the enemy from sending munitions of war to Turkey by way the Danube, the Dardanelles venture might have ended far more tragically than in a bloodless evacuation. Especially to be regretted is the fact that the work of the British admiral who organised and co-ordinated the Allied efforts on the Danube has been allowed to pass into oblivion. Rear Admiral Ernest Troubridge is generally remembered only for his controversial decision not to seek to engage a German battle-cruiser in the Mediterranean early in August 1914 -- an unfought battle which has been fought over and over again in print, with Troubridge being allotted much of the blame for the Goeben's escape to Constantinople. Among other things, this study aims to restore his credit and reputation by narrating his positive achievements in the Balkans, where he helped to rehabilitate in the eyes of his host-country Britain's badly damaged image, and on a critical occasion saved, by good though unwelcome advice, the shattered Serbian Army from extinction"--Page v.".
- catalog contributor b2072878.
- catalog created "1988.".
- catalog date "1988".
- catalog date "1988.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1988.".
- catalog description ""Little has been written in English on the First World War as it affected Serbia, the small Balkan kingdom on whose borders that war began, and almost nothing about the part which the Naval forces of the Entente Powers had in helping her to oppose the Central Powers before her armies were finally defeated by those powers at the end of 1915. The part was small but more significant that the numbers of men and amount of material of war sent out might suggest. Had not the three naval missions between them managed for over six months to prevent the enemy from sending munitions of war to Turkey by way the Danube, the Dardanelles venture might have ended far more tragically than in a bloodless evacuation. Especially to be regretted is the fact that the work of the British admiral who organised and co-ordinated the Allied efforts on the Danube has been allowed to pass into oblivion. Rear Admiral Ernest Troubridge is generally remembered only for his controversial decision not to seek to engage a German battle-cruiser in the Mediterranean early in August 1914 -- an unfought battle which has been fought over and over again in print, with Troubridge being allotted much of the blame for the Goeben's escape to Constantinople. Among other things, this study aims to restore his credit and reputation by narrating his positive achievements in the Balkans, where he helped to rehabilitate in the eyes of his host-country Britain's badly damaged image, and on a critical occasion saved, by good though unwelcome advice, the shattered Serbian Army from extinction"--Page v.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 213-220.".
- catalog description "How the Navy came to be there -- The Astro-Hungarian Navy's Danube Flotilla -- The arrival of the Russian and French naval missions -- Commander Cardale at Belgrade : October to November 1914 -- The Allied naval force in Belgrade : December 1914 to February 1915 -- The choice of Rear-Admiral Troubridge to command the naval mission in Serbia -- Troubridge at Belgrade : settling in and taking stock -- The Danube project -- Artillery, mine and torpedo defences set up by the naval missions during 1915 -- The Picket boat and its utilisation -- Differences of outlook between the Serbs and their allies : May-October 1915 -- The Austro-German assault : preparations and countermeasures -- The fall of Belgrade and Semendria -- The retreat to Prizren -- The retreat from Prizren to the Albanian Coast -- Troubridge in Albania : the final assignment -- The end of the British naval mission in Serbia and Troubridge's subsequent career.".
- catalog extent "vii, 228 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Royal Navy on the Danube.".
- catalog identifier "0880331291".
- catalog isFormatOf "Royal Navy on the Danube.".
- catalog isPartOf "East European monographs ; no. 232".
- catalog issued "1988".
- catalog issued "1988.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boulder : East European Monographs ; New York : Distributed by Columbia University Press,".
- catalog relation "Royal Navy on the Danube.".
- catalog spatial "Danube River.".
- catalog spatial "Serbia.".
- catalog subject "940.54/5941 19".
- catalog subject "D581 .F79 1988".
- catalog subject "Great Britain. Royal Navy History World War, 1914-1918.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Danube River.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations, British.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Serbia.".
- catalog tableOfContents "How the Navy came to be there -- The Astro-Hungarian Navy's Danube Flotilla -- The arrival of the Russian and French naval missions -- Commander Cardale at Belgrade : October to November 1914 -- The Allied naval force in Belgrade : December 1914 to February 1915 -- The choice of Rear-Admiral Troubridge to command the naval mission in Serbia -- Troubridge at Belgrade : settling in and taking stock -- The Danube project -- Artillery, mine and torpedo defences set up by the naval missions during 1915 -- The Picket boat and its utilisation -- Differences of outlook between the Serbs and their allies : May-October 1915 -- The Austro-German assault : preparations and countermeasures -- The fall of Belgrade and Semendria -- The retreat to Prizren -- The retreat from Prizren to the Albanian Coast -- Troubridge in Albania : the final assignment -- The end of the British naval mission in Serbia and Troubridge's subsequent career.".
- catalog title "The Royal Navy on the Danube / Charles E.J. Fryer.".
- catalog type "text".