| AdminHistory | RWSW was a supporter of the united Yugoslavian Kingdom that emerged after the First World War but was unhappy with the direction of Yugoslavian politics, in particular the antagonism between Serbs and Croats and the personal dictatorship of King Alexander 1929-1934. He hoped for a resolution of some of Yugoslavia's problems after the assassination of the King and the beginning of a new Regency Government and welcomed the Prince Regent's agreement with the Croats in September 1939. RWSW visited Yugoslavia seven times during the inter war period, in 1920, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1936 and 1938. His third visit was for the purpose of research for a work on the assassination of the Arch-Duke Ferdinand at Sarajevo in 1914, a pivotal event in the lead-up to the First World War. This work was published as 'Sarajevo' in 1926. On his sixth visit, RWSW met with a number of leading Serbian and Croatian politicians as well as the Prince Regent. 'Sarajevo' was his last book on Yugoslavia but he also published a number of articles and essays on the subject during the inter-war years. |