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Post by thomas on Feb 29, 2008 1:02:55 GMT -5
Hello:
I'm writing a book about flamethrower troops of World War I. As you may know, it is almost impossible to find English-language information about the Bulgarian flamethrower troops that fought so effectively at the Second Battle of Monastir and the Battle of Doiran in World War I.
I'm also trying to find information about the Bulgarian assault battalion(s) created by the Germans in 1916.
Does anybody have any sources (books, articles, government reports) that have information on Bulgarian assault battalions and flamethrower troops of World War I? I'll need the author's name, the title of the work, the publisher, place and date of publication, and page numbers.
Someone gave me information translated from Bulgarian Web sites, but there were no sources. Although the Battle of Doiran is very well known in Bulgaria, most Americans have never heard of it. I haven't been able to find a single English-language source that describes the battle from the Bulgarian side.
If nobody has any information, could you recommend someone in Sofia who could do research for me at the National Museum of Military History and the Military History Library? Of course, I would pay for the hours put in.
Thanks very much.
Thomas Wictor California, USA
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Post by pagane on Feb 29, 2008 6:34:28 GMT -5
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Post by Ivanov on Feb 29, 2008 11:17:02 GMT -5
Yes, the article is good, unlike some others where the British casualties are too exaggerated. This is another one, non-Bulgarian: www.1914-1918.net/salonika.htmIt is really very hard to find reliable sources about the battle of Doiran. The British historians ignore this battle (probably because it is a lost one). The Bulgarian historians also have ignored it for more than 80 years, maybe because it was the last battle of a lost war. Recently, some Bulgarian historians declared it one of the best victories of the Bulgarian army, but there are still not enough sources about it. And the numbers in some articles are ridiculous. I tried to search for a reliable source and I found out that the few Bulgarian researches are mainly based on a book written by the Bulgarian officer Nikola Nedev, who fought in these battles, and in 1923 published a book about the events he witnessed. It is called: "The operations in Macedonia, the epopee of Doiran 1915-1918") This book has not been republished after 1940 and only few copies have remained. I couldn't find anything in detail about its contents. The only thing I found in the net is this: www.bgbook.dir.bg/antbook_old.php?ID=8128These guys here claim, they have, and sell two authentic copies of the book, in French, as I see in the picture, published in 1927. They say they sell it for 150 BGN, which is around 115$.
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Post by thomas on Feb 29, 2008 15:45:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies.
I'll see if I can buy a copy of that book. Hopefully the bookstore staff can read English.
As you say, some of the British and Greek casualty figures from the Battle of Doiran are not entirely believable, but it is clear that the Bulgarians fought extremely well.
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