King Zog

King Zog
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9780752470870
ISBN-13 : 0752470876
Rating : 4/5 (876 Downloads)

Book Synopsis King Zog by : Jason Tomes

Download or read book King Zog written by Jason Tomes and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly before 5pm on Saturday 1 September 1928 Europe gained a new kingdom and its only Muslin king: 32-year-old Zog I of Albania. Zog I was a crucial figure in modern Albanian history, creating - or attempting to create - national and cultural identity for a country that had known little stability or sense of identity since the middle ages. He was also the most unusual monarch of the 20th century, described by contemporaries as: "a despotic brigand"; "the modern Naploeon"; "Mussolini's lackey"; "the finest patriot"; "frankly a cad". This biography shows Zog as the product of a unique time and place. People who live in secure, stable countries are invited to set aside their assumptions about European monarchy and meet a king who fired back at assassins and paid his bills with gold bars.


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