Crown of Thorns: The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943A 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. |
Contents
Defeat and Despair | 1 |
Childhood and Youth | 15 |
The Ephemeral Radomir Republic | 34 |
The Abdication | 49 |
The Debut of the Lonely King | 57 |
The Stambolisky Regime | 67 |
The Coup dEtat | 88 |
The September Uprising | 102 |
The King Takes the Reins | 215 |
The NonParty Regime | 229 |
Pressure from All Sides | 253 |
The Tripartite Pact | 275 |
A NonBelligerent Ally | 296 |
The Jewish Dilemma | 316 |
Communist Subversion | 332 |
Meetings with Hitler Feelers to the Allies | 344 |
The Macedonian Drama and the IMRO | 112 |
The Bombing of SvetaNedelia Cathedral | 124 |
A Period of Reprisals | 141 |
True Democracy | 151 |
The Royal Romance | 163 |
The Bloc Years | 179 |
The 1934 Coup | 199 |
The Mysterious Death | 362 |
Epilogue | 385 |
References | 389 |
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