Written by Prince Milo's only child, Milena, My Father, the Prince paints contrasts of elite Eastern European palatial life at the turn of the century against the chaos, scheming and subterfuge surrounding World War I.
The prince, His Highness, Prince Milo of Montenegro of the Royal House of Petrovic-Njegoš, meets the reader in Ireland at the age of 78. It is here, in his reunion with his daughter after 39 years, that Milo relates the events of his betrayal and that of his tiny kingdom, Montenegro, now one of Yugoslavia's republics.
Rivalries, conspiracies, brutalities all have been a part of the Balkan heritage. They still are, as current events attest. With its expose of never-before published accounts of conspiracies against a tiny nation and one man's fight to rectify the unbelievable tragedy, this book represents a neglected chapter of European history.
