LEADER 02606nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910818795003321 005 20230725023541.0 010 $a1-282-57700-X 010 $a9786612577000 010 $a0-253-00411-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000019580 035 $a(EBL)535400 035 $a(OCoLC)635293840 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000412462 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11306639 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412462 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10383846 035 $a(PQKB)10448680 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC535400 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17022 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL535400 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10389892 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL257700 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000019580 100 $a20090729d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBalkan breakthrough $ethe Battle of Dobro Pole 1918 /$fRichard C. Hall 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 225 1 $aTwentieth-century battles 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-35452-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-212) and index. 327 $aBalkan politics -- Balkan wars -- The establishment of the Macedonian front -- Development of the Macedonian front -- The lull -- The erosion of the Bulgarian army -- Breakthrough -- Collapse. 330 $aWith the transfer of German units to the western front in the spring of 1918, the position of the Central Powers on the Macedonian front worsened. Materiel became scarce and morale among the Bulgarian forces deteriorated. The Entente Command perceived in Macedonia an excellent opportunity to apply additional pressure to the Germans, who were already retreating on the western front. In September, Entente forces undertook an offensive directed primarily at Bulgarian defenses at Dobro Pole. Balkan Breakthrough tells the story of that battle and its consequences. Dobro Pole was the catalyst for 410 0$aTwentieth-century battles. 606 $aDobro Pole, Battle of, Serbia, 1918 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns$zSerbia 615 0$aDobro Pole, Battle of, Serbia, 1918. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns 676 $a940.4/37 700 $aHall$b Richard C$g(Richard Cooper),$f1950-$01703193 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818795003321 996 $aBalkan breakthrough$94088212 997 $aUNINA