Prologue
My grandfather died today. He was 96 years old
He was one of the last witnesses of a period gone by. A period difficult for many people. A time of war and suffering which did not bypass us.
My grandfather was a major in the army of Serbia, first the royal one then the national one. He had fought in the great war just like his father did, alongside with him. Our family has given alot of soldiers for our country. My auntsectors fought in the Serbian uprising against the Turks, and in the wars of 1878, when our country finally became independent. My grandfather fought in the Balkan wars as well as the great war. He survived the war and returned to Serbia and was enlisted as an officier. My father too followed the footsteps and finished the military academy in Belgrade and also became an officier.
I loved my father but i adored my grandfather. He took care of me when i was just a little boy. His wife, my grandmother, died in 1931, and that left an emotional mark on him for he loved her very much and was very fond of her. I loved to listen to my grandfather's stories and i always went out walking with him or making a field trip just so i could hear his stories. He was an excellent narrator and i could listen to his stories for hours and hours
This is the story of my grandfather, major Milovan Mrkic. And I, his grandson Nikola, tell the story of his, and our countries fight in a dark period in which old scores from the great war were settled
My grandfather died today. He was 96 years old
He was one of the last witnesses of a period gone by. A period difficult for many people. A time of war and suffering which did not bypass us.
My grandfather was a major in the army of Serbia, first the royal one then the national one. He had fought in the great war just like his father did, alongside with him. Our family has given alot of soldiers for our country. My auntsectors fought in the Serbian uprising against the Turks, and in the wars of 1878, when our country finally became independent. My grandfather fought in the Balkan wars as well as the great war. He survived the war and returned to Serbia and was enlisted as an officier. My father too followed the footsteps and finished the military academy in Belgrade and also became an officier.
I loved my father but i adored my grandfather. He took care of me when i was just a little boy. His wife, my grandmother, died in 1931, and that left an emotional mark on him for he loved her very much and was very fond of her. I loved to listen to my grandfather's stories and i always went out walking with him or making a field trip just so i could hear his stories. He was an excellent narrator and i could listen to his stories for hours and hours
This is the story of my grandfather, major Milovan Mrkic. And I, his grandson Nikola, tell the story of his, and our countries fight in a dark period in which old scores from the great war were settled