{"product_id":"the-guardians-of-the-gate-the-story-of-the-serbs-paperback","title":"The Guardians of the Gate: The Story of the Serbs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. G. D. Laffan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...\u003cem\u003eThe title, 'the Guardians of the Gate', is borrowed from a phrase applied to the Serbs... in particular by  British Prime Minister] Mr. Lloyd George in his speech on August 8, 1917. It is a summary of the services which the Serbs have always done their best to render to Christendom: for their country is indeed, one of the gateways of civilized Europe...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003eR.G.D. Laffan, Preface, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardians of the Gate\u003c\/em\u003e, 1918\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardians of the Gate--A Story of the Serbs \u003c\/em\u003e(1918) was originally a series of lectures on Serbian history given by the British historian R.G.D. LAFFAN (1887-1972) to the British Army Service Corps, that was attached to the Serbian Army during World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its 1918 review, \u003cem\u003eThe American Historical Review\u003c\/em\u003e described this book as \"excellent and it evidences a deep sympathy and affection for the Serbian people... But it everywhere shows a scholarly desire to discover the views of Serbia's enemies and a fine restraint from condemning anything except on what amounts to practically positive proof. It is not a polemic, not even a plea for the Serbian cause. It was written to give enlightenment to English-speaking peoples about a race of whom they had hitherto heard only from unfriendly sources, from German and Magyar writers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne hundred years after its publication, this book still offers indispensable reading for anyone interested in the history of the Serbs and a better understanding of a country that is not always appreciated in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786881728800,"sku":"9781646791804","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e5f4d84dedcca1dc243a150facdefa77.webp?v=1780641206","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-guardians-of-the-gate-the-story-of-the-serbs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}