Bosnia and Herzegovina in the First World War, 1914-1918
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the First World War, 1914-1918

Summary/Abstract: Based on relevant literature and archival sources, the author considers an important period of Bosnian and Herzegovinian history that was marginalized in Yugoslav historiography and defined by ideological requirements. The paper focuses on wartime circumstances and their influence on political, economic and demographic changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Special attention is dedicated to the conditions in the background, the state of the army at the front as well as other elements which impacted the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian army. It was possible to reach convincing conclusions founded on verified facts through critical evaluation of the existing literature and research of new archival sources, with the aim of obtaining documentation of diverse provenance. The author has attempted to remove historiographic stereotypes related to roles of Bosnians and Herzegovinians in the military organizations of the Habsburg Monarchy during the First World War which were created out of political needs or were for the same reason ignored or marginalized.

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