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The Trigger by Tim Butcher

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BrevetorCoffin
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The Trigger by Tim Butcher Apr 12, 2016 4:11:49 GMT via mobile deadwoodgultch likes this

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Post by BrevetorCoffin on Apr 12, 2016 4:11:49 GMT

About halfway through what is turning into an interesting read. Nothing to do with the Plains Wars but follows the trail of Gavrilo Princip, the young man who sparked WWI by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife in Sarajevo. Bounces around a bit between Prewar Serbia, the Balkan War of the early-mid 90s (the author was a British war correspondent at the time) and the author's trek following the approximate route Princip took from his home in Obljaj to Sarajevo. Will give a final verdict within the week.

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David

BrevetorCoffin
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The Trigger by Tim Butcher Apr 24, 2016 13:07:39 GMT via mobile

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Post by BrevetorCoffin on Apr 24, 2016 13:07:39 GMT

Just finished. Will give it 3 stars out of 5. The author chose to continue spreading the wealth between his 2012 trek, his war correspondence during the Balkan War and Princip. Watered all 3 down when any one topic could have been focused on and been fascinating.

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David