{"product_id":"the-guardians-of-the-gate-the-story-of-the-serbs-9781646791804","title":"The Guardians of the Gate: The Story of the Serbs","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520172953874,"sku":"9781646791804","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c33effdc-97e1-4a73-ba65-0221dc05c008.jpg?v=1731078667","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-guardians-of-the-gate-the-story-of-the-serbs-9781646791804","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}