Scanderbeg; His Life, Correspondence, Orations, Victories, and Philosophy
Author: Nelo Drizari
Publisher:
Published: 1968
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13:
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Scanderbeg
Author: A.K. Brackob
Publisher: Vita Histria
Published: 2020-05-01
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 1592110053
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe struggle of the Albanian people led by George Castriota Scanderbeg to defend Europe against the assault of the Ottoman Turks has been much celebrated. For a quarter of a century, from 1443 until his death in 1468, he used his military prowess to thwart the efforts of the most powerful Empire in the world at the time to subdue his tiny country. One of the true heroes of the Middle Ages in Europe, unfortunately the remarkable story of Scanderbeg remains little known outside of Albania. George Castriota defended Europe for a quarter of a century and, it can rightly be said, helped to save Western civilization from being overrun by Islam and suffering the same fate as the once mighty Byzantine Empire. This book examines the genius and remarkable achievements of Scanderbeg who helped shape the identity of the Albanian people and reveals the important contribution this small but proud nation has made to European civilization. Although the challenges have changed over the centuries, the clash of civilizations, which the history of the Albanian struggle to fend off the Islamic onslaught illustrates, continues today. As a result, it is all the more worth noting the contribution that this tiny land, led by Scanderbeg, made in the fight to preserve Western culture and civilization. Equally important is the example set by the Albanian people in ultimately harmonizing these two great civilizations. A.K. Brackob has a Ph.D. in history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a specialist on the history of southeastern Europe during the Middle Ages and author of Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula.
The State of Scanderbeg. Institutions and the Applied Law
Author: Bashkim Rrahmani
Publisher: ADJURIS – International Academic Publisher
Published: 2020-11-20
Total Pages: 57
ISBN-13: 6069497848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book presents some selected thoughts and writings about the creation of the State of Scanderbeg and the law applied during the life of this state. At the center of the paper is presented the way and the reasons which led towards the creation of the state of Scanderbeg along with the main features of this state, including state institutions, as well as the law created and applied in the territories of this state. The authors contextualize this within the framework of the work that was done by several known authors that have dealt with Scanderbeg. Altogether have described Scanderbeg using various resources but with different methods which lead to a conclusion that Scanderbeg was one of the most important personalities in the fifteenth century who managed to stop Turkish invasion towards the west for 25 years. Thus the attributions as new Alexander the Great or the Athlete of Christ stand rightfully to this person who by created a unique state standing the in first line of front against the ottoman invasion.
Less than Nations
Author: Giuseppe Motta
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2013-12-05
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 1443854611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLess than Nations: Central-Eastern European Minorities after WWI represents the result of research that the author has carried over recent years, and was facilitated by the 2008 PRIN project (Programmi di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale) and the 2010 Sapienza Research funds. The book analyses the conditions of national minorities after World War I, when the geo-political map of Central-Eastern Europe was redefined by international diplomacy. The new settlements were based on the principle of national self-determination and were conditioned by the geographic reality of Central-Eastern Europe, where states and nations rarely coincided. As a consequence, the minority question emerged as one of the most troublesome issues during the interwar period, and affected international relations and the internal conditions of many states. The minority question was discussed by historiography and by international observers, and became an integral part of the system which was centred around the League of Nations. This work begins with the study of the relationships between the states and their minorities, and of the international dimension of this question, which animated the fight between revisionist and anti-revisionist states. The documents of the Italian Army’s General Staff and of the League of Nations represent the main historical sources of this book, which carries out a complete study of the difficult situation of 1918–1920, when the new states annexed many “contested regions” within their frontiers, and of the numerous controversies concerning the application of international treaties and national regulations in relation to the protection of minorities.
Defenders of the West
Author: Raymond Ibrahim
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-07-26
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1642938211
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA riveting account of the lives and epic battles of eight Western defenders against violent Islamic jihad that sheds much-needed light on the enduring conflict with radical Islam. In Defenders of the West, the author of Sword and Scimitar follows up with vivid and dramatic profiles of eight extraordinary warriors—some saints, some sinners—who defended the Christian West against Islamic invasions. Discover the real Count Dracula, Spain’s El Cid, England’s Richard Lionheart, and many other historical figures, whose true and original claim to fame revolved around their defiant stance against jihadist aggression. An instructive and inspiring read; whereas Sword and Scimitar revolved around decisive battles, Defenders of the West revolves around decisive men.
Historical Dictionary of Albania
Author: Robert Elsie
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 663
ISBN-13: 0810861887
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlbania is not well known by outsiders; it was deliberately closed to the outside world during the communist era. Now it has thankfully become free again, its borders are open and it can be visited, and it is increasingly integrating with the rest of Europe and beyond. Unfortunately, Albania has had its share of problems in the post-communist era; it's a land of destitution and despair, thanks in part to the Albanian mafia, which has turned the country into one of blood-feuds, kalashnikovs, and eternal crises. Yet, Albania is, in essence, a European nation like any other ...
East Central Europe
Author: Wojciech Roszkowski
Publisher: Instytut Studiów Politycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Instytut Jagielloński
Published: 2015-01-01
Total Pages: 554
ISBN-13: 8365972204
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is East Central Europe? Can it be defined with any precision? The question of definition is a difficult one as is ussually the case concerning borderlands whose historical developments show little continuity and an uncertain identity born of the conflict between aspirations and reality. It is in East Central Europe that „no peace settlement is ever final, no frontiers are secure and each generation must begin its work anew”. Is there any chance that this definition will become out of date?
Magill's Guide to Military History: A-Cor
Author: John Powell
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Salem Press's five-volume 'Magill's Guide to Military History' presents a survey of the wars, battles, peoples, groups, and civilizations that played an important role in worldwide military history from ancient times to the twenty-first century. In addition to comprehensive coverage of Western military history, the encyclopedia examines the major military events, personages, and civilizations of the entire world from the beginning of military history ..." Includes: Time Line of Wars and Battles, Wars and Battles by Geographical Area, Military Leaders by Geographic Area, and List of Entries by Category,
Magill's Guide to Military History
Author: John Powell
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSalem Press's Magill's Guide to Military History presents a survey of wars, battles, people, groups, and civilizations that played an important role in worldwide military history, from ancient times to the 21st century.
Dimitrie Cantemir. Historian of South East European and Oriental Civilizations
Author: Dimitrie Cantemir (Voivode of Moldavia)
Publisher: Bucharest : Association internationale d'études du sud-est européen
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is Dimitrie Cantemir's eye-witness account of social and cultural life in the Ottoman empire at the end of the XVIIth- beginning of the XVIIIth centuries, all fragments reproduce the notes that accompany the narration of military and political events. In his notes, Cantemir registered personal observations and reflections made during his stay in Constantinople or in other parts of the empire; other comments are drawn from his experience during his education in Moldavia and his tenure of its throne in 1710-1711.
