Crown of Thorns
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Crown of Thorns

The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943

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eBook - ePub

Crown of Thorns

The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943

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A fascinating biography of Bulgaria's tragic monarch, Boris III, based on private correspondence and extensive interviews with members of the Bulgarian royal family. The son of King Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Boris became king after the first World War. Noted for defying Hitler wishes for Bulgaria's Jews, the popular king died mysteriously in 1943 after a stormy meeting with Hitler.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Preface to the Paperback Edition
  8. Prologue
  9. I. Defeat and Despair
  10. II. Childhood and Youth
  11. III. The Ephemeral ā€œRadomir Republicā€
  12. IV. The Abdication
  13. V. The Debut of the Lonely King
  14. VI. The Stambolisky Regime
  15. VII. The Coup d’Etat
  16. VIII. The September Uprising
  17. IX. The Macedonian Drama and the IMRO
  18. X. The Bombing of Sveta-Nedelia Cathedral
  19. XI. A Period of Reprisals
  20. XII. True Democracy
  21. XIII. The Royal Romance
  22. XIV. The Bloc Years
  23. XV. The 1934 Coup
  24. XVI. The King Takes the Reins
  25. XVII. The Non-Party Regime
  26. XVIII. Pressure from All Sides
  27. XIX. The Tripartite Pact
  28. XX. A Non-Belligerent Ally
  29. XXI. The Jewish Dilemma
  30. XXII. Communist Subversion
  31. XXIII. Meetings with Hitler, Feelers to the Allies
  32. XXIV. The Mysterious Death
  33. Epilogue
  34. References
  35. Bibliography
  36. Index