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Crown of Thorns
The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943
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1998
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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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Copyright year
1998
ISBN-Print
978-1-56833-114-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-4617-3053-8
Publisher
Madison Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
413
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Table of Contents No access
Preface No access
Preface to the Paperback Edition No access
Prologue No access
Chapter I: Defeat and Despair No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter II: Childhood and Youth No access Pages 15 - 33
Chapter III: The Ephemeral "Radomir Republic" No access Pages 34 - 48
Chapter IV: The Abdication No access Pages 49 - 56
Chapter V: The Debut of the Lonely King No access Pages 57 - 66
Chapter VI: The Stambolisky Regime No access Pages 67 - 87
Chapter VII: The Coup d'Etat No access Pages 88 - 101
Chapter VIII: The September Uprising No access Pages 102 - 111
Chapter IX: The Macedonian Drama and the IMRO No access Pages 112 - 123
Chapter X: The Bombing of Sveta-Nedelia Cathedral No access Pages 124 - 140
Chapter XI: A Period of Reprisals No access Pages 141 - 150
Chapter XII: True Democracy No access Pages 151 - 162
Chapter XIII: The Royal Romance No access Pages 163 - 178
Chapter XIV: The Bloc Years No access Pages 179 - 198
Chapter XV: The 1934 Coup No access Pages 199 - 214
Chapter XVI: The King Takes the Reins No access Pages 215 - 228
Chapter XVII: The Non-Party Regime No access Pages 229 - 252
Chapter XVIII: Pressure from All Sides No access Pages 253 - 274
Chapter XIX: The Tripartite Pact No access Pages 275 - 295
Chapter XX: A Non-Belligerent Ally No access Pages 296 - 315
Chapter XXI: The Jewish Dilemma No access Pages 316 - 331
Chapter XXII: Communist Subversion No access Pages 332 - 343
Chapter XXIII: Meetings with Hitler, Feelers to the Allies No access Pages 344 - 361
Chapter XXIV: The Mysterious Death No access Pages 362 - 384
