Informationen zum Autor The Hon Aubrey Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert (1880-1923) was the second son of Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon. He worked for two years as a diplomat, four years as an officer in the Irish Guards during World War I and for twelve years he was the Conservative Member of Parliament for South Somerset and Yeovil. Herbert and his wife, Mary, had four children. His daughter, Laura, married the novelist, Evelyn Waugh. Jason Tomes is a Lecturer in British History at Boston University. His previous publications include King Zog: Self-Made Monarch of Albania and Balfour and Foreign Policy. Bejtullah Destani is a British-Albanian scholar and founder of the Centre for Albanian Studies in London, of which he is the Director. He is the editor of numerous books about the history and politics of Albania. Klappentext With a Preface by Noel Malcolm. Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English tradition! Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous champion of Albanian nationalism! to say the least. This title charts Herbert's involvement with Albania over the course of his life! in his own words! through his own extensive diaries and letters. Vorwort With a Preface by Noel Malcolm. Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English tradition, Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous champion of Albanian nationalism, to say the least. This title charts Herbert's involvement with Albania over the course of his life, in his own words, through his own extensive diaries and letters. Zusammenfassung With a Preface by Noel Malcolm. Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English tradition, Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous champion of Albanian nationalism, to say the least. This title charts Herbert's involvement with Albania over the course of his life, in his own words, through his own extensive diaries and letters. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTSIntroduction by Noel Malcolm Part 1: Turkey-in-Europe 1904-12Constantinople and Kyazim, 1904-5Scutari to Uskub, April - May 1907The Young Turk Revolution, 1908Kosova, January 1909Tosks and Greeks, May 1909Riza Bey, alias Kyazim, November 1909Maiden Speech and Kosova, August 1912Part 2: Albanian Independence 1912-14The Albanian Committee (I), 1912-13Turkish Defeat, Spring 1913The Albanian Committee (II), Summer 1913 Humanitarian Aid, 1913Scutari, August-September 1913Central Albania, September 1913Denouncing Atrocities, Autumn 1913Prince William of Albania, 1914Hoti and Gruda, 1914The Epirus Rising, 1914Part 3: The First World War 1914-1918Albanian Glimpses, Spring 1915A Political Initiative, Winter 1915-16Inter-Allied Politics, 1916-17Émigré Politics (I), 1917The British Adriatic Mission (I), June-July 1918The British Adriatic Mission (II), July-August 1918The Albanian Regiment, 1918 The British Adriatic Mission (III), October-November 1918Part 4: Albania Restored 1918-23Peacemaking in Paris, 1919-20Peacemaking in London, January-March 1920Reflections on the Balkans, 1920Waiting on Events, Spring 1920Italy and Albania, Summer 1920Yugoslavia and Albania, 1920-21The Albanian Throne, Autumn 1920Albania and the League of Nations, October-December 1920The Atholl Candidacy, 1921The Frontier Question, 1921European Travels, August-September 1921 Seconding Mehmed, 1921-23EpilogueAppendix 1: The Albanian CommitteeAppendix 2: The Anglo-Albanian Society ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS[to be added]...

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With a Preface by Noel Malcolm. Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English tradition, Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous champion of Albanian nationalism, to say the least. This title charts Herbert's involvement with Albania over the course of his life, in his own words, through his own extensive diaries and letters.

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Bejtullah Destani is a British-Albanian scholar, and founder of the Centre for Albanian Studies in London, of which he is the Director.

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Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English tradition, Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous champion of Albanian nationalism, to say the least. Tall, slender and slightly stooped, with a moustache and heavily lidded eyes, Herbert wore a monocle and had white patches in his hair caused by an attack of alopoecia in 1911. Within England - let alone abroad - he cut a colourful figure. But Herbert was also an acclaimed linguist, intrepid traveller and an outspoken and independent thinker, who became enthralled by the Balkans on his first visit to the region in 1904 as honorary attache at the British Embassy in Constantinople. From that time until his death in 1923, he was indefatigable in campaigning for the Albanian cause. He returned frequently to the country and gained respect as an expert on the region, even being honoured with repeated requests that he assume the Albanian throne. "Albania's Greatest Friend" charts Herbert's involvement with Albania over the course of his life, in his own words, through his own extensive diaries and letters.
It paints an authoritative portrait not just of a remarkable Englishman but also sheds fresh light on the wider Albanian national movement and a fascinating period in European history.

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CONTENTS
Introduction by Noel Malcolm

Part 1: Turkey-in-Europe 1904-12
Constantinople and Kyazim, 1904-5
Scutari to Uskub, April - May 1907
The Young Turk Revolution, 1908
Kosova, January 1909
Tosks and Greeks, May 1909
Riza Bey, alias Kyazim, November 1909
Maiden Speech and Kosova, August 1912

Part 2: Albanian Independence 1912-14
The Albanian Committee (I), 1912-13
Turkish Defeat, Spring 1913
The Albanian Committee (II), Summer 1913
Humanitarian Aid, 1913
Scutari, August-September 1913
Central Albania, September 1913
Denouncing Atrocities, Autumn 1913
Prince William of Albania, 1914
Hoti and Gruda, 1914
The Epirus Rising, 1914

Part 3: The First World War 1914-1918
Albanian Glimpses, Spring 1915
A Political Initiative, Winter 1915-16
Inter-Allied Politics, 1916-17
Émigré Politics (I), 1917
The British Adriatic Mission (I), June-July 1918
The British Adriatic Mission (II), July-August 1918
The Albanian Regiment, 1918
The British Adriatic Mission (III), October-November 1918

Part 4: Albania Restored 1918-23
Peacemaking in Paris, 1919-20
Peacemaking in London, January-March 1920
Reflections on the Balkans, 1920
Waiting on Events, Spring 1920
Italy and Albania, Summer 1920
Yugoslavia and Albania, 1920-21
The Albanian Throne, Autumn 1920
Albania and the League of Nations, October-December 1920
The Atholl Candidacy, 1921
The Frontier Question, 1921
European Travels, August-September 1921
Seconding Mehmed, 1921-23

Epilogue
Appendix 1: The Albanian Committee
Appendix 2: The Anglo-Albanian Society

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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