Summary: <p>On 28 June 1914, a young Serb named Gavrilo Princip sat outside a Delicatessen in Sarajevo, reflecting on his role in a botched assassination attempt on Archduke Ferdinand – heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire. To his surprise, the intended target suddenly came back into view. This time there would be no mistake. He calmly approached the car and fired two shots. One at Ferdinand, the other at his wife Sophie. Each proved fatal. This violent crime which led directly to the outbreak of World War I, wasn’t the act of a lone wolf gunman. It was just the latest and most devastating in a series of terrorist acts performed by members of the Serbian Black Hand. In this episode, I explore the shadowy group’s origins, their activities, and how their ultimate dream was realized in 1918 though few of them were alive to see it.</p> <p>This is an original production by www.danielmainwaring.com</p> <p><strong>Audio effects and music </strong><a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/deep-breath-8261/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pixabay</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-mainwaring5/message
