The Death of YugoslaviaPenguin Books, 1995 - 400 pages "The Death of Yugoslavia is the first account to go behind the public face of battle and into the closed worlds of the key players in the war. Laura Silber, Balkans correspondent for the Financial Times, and Allan Little, award-winning BBC journalist, plot the road to war and the war itself. They pinpoint the key events that occurred in the capitals of Belgrade and Zagreb, and in villages ravaged by 'ethnic cleansing', and draw on eye-witness testimony, scrupulous research and hundreds of interviews to give unprecedented access to the facts behind the media stories. Challenging the received wisdom that the war occurred as a spontaneous and inevitable eruption of ethnic hatreds, the authors expose, step-by-step, a plan to divide the country by force of arms." "Could anything have been done to prevent this terrible tragedy? What will be its lasting effects? The authors consider these questions and assess the present situation and its implications for future international relations."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... meeting . Before dawn broke that morning , the republic's local police had carried out an unusual task . They phoned all 200 of Serbia's mayors and informed them to expect an urgent message . Soon after , each municipal leader was ...
... meeting . Before dawn broke that morning , the republic's local police had carried out an unusual task . They phoned all 200 of Serbia's mayors and informed them to expect an urgent message . Soon after , each municipal leader was ...
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... meeting with Radovan Karadžić . On the way , Owen heard General Rose speaking on the BBC World Service , giving the impression that the possibility that the bomb had not been fired by the Serbs had not even crossed his mind . ' I ...
... meeting with Radovan Karadžić . On the way , Owen heard General Rose speaking on the BBC World Service , giving the impression that the possibility that the bomb had not been fired by the Serbs had not even crossed his mind . ' I ...
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... meeting went ahead as scheduled . General Rose had been working on the Sarajevo airport meeting for days . He had drawn up a Four - Point Plan which he wanted to pre- sent to them as , in effect , a non - negotiable fait accompli ...
... meeting went ahead as scheduled . General Rose had been working on the Sarajevo airport meeting for days . He had drawn up a Four - Point Plan which he wanted to pre- sent to them as , in effect , a non - negotiable fait accompli ...
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