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- English
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About this book
In January 1914 the eccentric adventurer Captain Duncan Heaton-Armstrong, "on the look out for a more stable career", applied for the post of Private Secretary to the newly appointed King of Albania - the German Prince William of Wied. Heaton-Armstrong describes, with vibrancy, directness and humour, a miniature royal court in a desperately poor and remote corner of Europe. As the First World War engulfed the Balkans in August 1914, two royal infants were escorted back to Germany by Heaton-Armstrong, who was promptly made the first prisoner of war. His remarkable account has been edited for this, the first general edition.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Plate Section
- 1. Potsdam
- 2. Vienna - London - Paris
- 3. The Albanian Deputation
- 4. Trieste - Durazzo
- 5. Small Beginnings
- 6. Life at Durazzo
- 7. April
- 8. State Visit to Tirana
- 9. The Outbreak of Rebellion
- 10. A Day with the Insurgents
- 11. The Coup D'Etat - 19th May
- 12. Essad Arrested and Released
- 13. 23rd May - Flight
- 14. 23rd May - Return
- 15. End of the Month
- 16. Intrigue and Rebellion
- 17. The Rebels Attack Durazzo
- 18. The Insurgents Repulsed
- 19. An Unsuccesful Sortie
- 20. A Decisive Defeat
- 21. An Armistice Arranged
- 22. Prenk Bib Doha Pasha's Artillery
- 23. The King's Power Broken
- 24. The Beginning of the Collapse
- 25. TheEnd of July
- 26. The King Visits Valona
- 27. Valona
- 28. The Last Month
- 29. Goodbye to Durazzo
- Epilogue - Humpty Dumpty had a Great Fall
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
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