13.06.2014
Promotion of the book "For the Serbian Army - One Forgotten Story"
The book “For the Serbian Army – One Forgotten Story”, edited by Mila Mihajlovic, will be presented to the public on June 17, at 14.00 at the Gala Hall of the Central Military Club of Serbia.
This is a reprinted issue of the original document “For the Serbian Army”, published by the Special Office of the Ministry of the Royal Navy of Italy in 1917. Mrs. Mihajlovic prepared it in Serbian and Italian.
The book had its promotion in Rome, Italy, on April 14 at the edifice of the Altar of the Fatherland, with which Italy officially opened the marking of the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. The promotion was attended by Italy’s Defence Minister, Defence Minister of Serbia, Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Italy, a delegation of the Serbian Armed Forces headed by Major General Jovica Draganic and many other respectable guests.
The book has been enriched with over 70 original, never before seen photographs and is the only historical source that documents the evacuation of the Serbian Army and people from Albania. From December 12, 1915, to February 29, 1916, the Italian Navy evacuated 260,895 Serbian soldiers and refugees from Albania, which required 250 vessels. At the peak of winter and under continuous war action, a total of 248 sailings were conducted.
The book will be presented at the Belgrade promotion by prof. Momcilo Pavlovic, PhD, Milan Terzic, PhD and the editor of the book.
