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Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for fi ft y years, using re-sources that span the globe. His latest book, “Bulgaria’s Military Leadership 1900 - 1945” contains the military biographies of the senior generals and admirals who served the Kingdom of Bulgaria during the fi rst forty-fi ve years of the 20th Century, a period during which Bulgaria was involved in three wars: the Balkan Wars (1912-1913), World War I (1915-1918) and World War II (19...

Military historian Andris Kursietis' new book Under Three Flags is his latest work covering the military history of the first part of the 20th Century. The book provides an analysis of the German Navy under the Kaiser, the Republic, and the Third Reich, with information about the major commands and ships of the navy, as well as a biographical dictionary section that covers the careers of all of Germany's admirals during the period 1914 - 1945. Whilst much of this information is contained in f...

Vitéz Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for over fifty years, using resources that span the globe. His latest book, “Flag Officers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867 - 1918”, contains the military biographies of almost 4,500 generals and admirals who served the Dual Monarchy during the fifty-one years of its existence, ending with their participation in World War I (1914-1918) and the abolition of the Empire at the war’s end.

For his previous work on the Hun...

Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for fifty years, using resources that span the globe. His latest book, Generals & Admirals of the Spanish Armed Forces, 1900 - 1945 contains the biographies of over 3,300 generals and admirals who served Spain during the first forty-five years of the 20th Century, covering four distinctive eras: the period of the King Alfonso XIII monarchy, 1900-1931; the republic, 1931-1936; the civil war, 1936-1939; and the first six years (up to th...

Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for over forty years, using resources that span the globe. This latest book, "The Last Tsar's Warriors" represents his largest project to date. The book provides information about the military careers of over 6,400 Imperial Russian generals and admirals that served the last Tsar, Nikolai II, during his reign 1894 - 1917, and also lists the order of battle of the Russian armed forces during those years. Included in Volume II of this bo...

The collapse of the Romanov dynasty that had ruled Russia for 300 years created a unique set of circumstances whereby the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which had been part of the Russian Empire, were, in 1918, able to proclaim their independence. This independence was to last only twenty-two years, until 1940, when the Soviet Union occupied all three nations. This book is intended to honor and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the declarations of independence of the Balti...

Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for fifty years, using resources that span the globe. His latest book, “The Senior Generals of the U.S. Army & Army Air Forces, 1900 - 1945” provides biographical information about the military careers of 94 officers who were promoted to at least three-star rank (Lieutenant General) in the United States Army and Army Air Force.during 1900 - 1945.

For his previous work on the Hungarian military, that includes three titles on that t...