Prince Fad Albania Kingdom for six months

Author's name: Dr. Heiten-Armstrong Publisher: Kalemat for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2019 Literary classification: Biographies and Memoirs Summary of the book: Albania until the beginning of the twentieth century was called "The Key to the Near East" as it was the last extension of the Ottoman Empire toward the west (Adriatic Sea), but it quickly became territory under occupation by the countries participating in the Balkan War 1912-1913. It was revived as the first European country with a Muslim majority thanks to the competition among major European countries that chose a German prince to lead this new kingdom. This book now includes the memories of the secretary of the King of Albania to reveal the challenges faced by this new European state, whether from the rivalry between the conflicting local powers or among the major European powers, in addition to the hesitant personality of the king who forced the king to leave Albania after the outbreak of World War I on 3/9/1914. After his country (Germany) became a party to this new war, with this book rich in observations, notes, and personal adventures of its author, we discover the difficult birth of a state that faced various internal and neighboring challenges, which forced its German ruler to leave it after only six months of rule, which did not extend much beyond the capital (Durrës) that he chose for this state.