The Six Month Kingdom: Albania 1914

By Duncan Heaton-Armstrong

In January 1914 the eccentric adventurer Captain Duncan Heaton-Armstrong, "on the look out for a more stable career", applied for the post of Private Secretary to the newly appointed King of Albania - the German Prince William of Wied. Heaton-Armstrong describes, with vibrancy, directness and humour, a miniature royal court in a desperately poor and remote corner of Europe. As the First World War engulfed the Balkans in August 1914, two royal infants were escorted back to Germany by Heaton-Armstrong, who was promptly made the first prisoner of war. His remarkable account has been edited for this, the first general edition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850437610
• ISBN13: 9781850437611
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 8.1"