Crown of Thorns: the Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943.

National Review | February 5, 1988| | Copyright

'ONCE UPON A TIME, between the two wars, there was quite an engaging kingdom in the center of the Balkans called the Kingdom of Bulgaria," writes Staphane Groueff in the Preface to Crown of Thorns. In the turmoil that followed World War I, Bulgaria's King Ferdinand, the autocrat, was deposed, and 24-year-old Crown Prince Boris ascended to the throne. He was serious, introspective, democratic in disposition, unsure of himself, and immensely likable. He learned to live with political realities that were none of his making: he knew when to be wily, when to be ruthless, but ...

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