Hauksbee 103 Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Two wars in the Balkans fail to settle regional rivalries The Balkans, the area around the Aegean Sea in the Southeast of Europe, was one of the continent's most volatile regions in 1914. The Balkan states fought two separate wars between 1912 and 1913. Serbia, Greece, and Bulgaria had claimed territory from the embattled Ottoman Empire, but they had also been at each other's throats. The wars expanded Serbia and built an independent Albania, but none of the most important powers were happy. Serbia was furious with Austria-Hungary, which had recently annexed Bosnia. For Austria-Hungary's part, it wanted more vigorous backing from Germany. And Russia was committed to deeper support of Serbia, its client state. . Edited October 2, 2014 by Hauksbee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,322 Posted October 3, 2014 This makes the military historian in me shudder....because if you look good you can see how it would fall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted October 3, 2014 Care to expand on that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,324 Posted October 4, 2014 Can even happen today. Look to the caucasus or to the Ukraine. Some politicians with more testosteron than brain and the world is burning again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
