BULGARIA'S MILITARY LEADERSCHIP 1900-1945

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for fifty years, using re-sources that span the globe. His latest book, "Bulgaria''s Military Leadership 1900 - 1945" contains the military biographies of the seni
or 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 (194
1-1945).

For his previous work on the Hungarian military, the Hungarian Knightly Order of Vitez in 1997 awarded Kursietis its Cross of Merit. He is also the recipient of the Sil-ver Medal of Merit from the World Federation of Hungarian Veter
ans, as well as the Silver and Bronze Service Crosses and the 2014-2018 Cross from the International Hungarian Military History Preservation Society.

Outside of his researching and writing, Kursietis serves as the Chairman, President and CE
O of the Latvian Welfare Association in the USA (Daugavas Vanagi ASV).