The Death of YugoslaviaPenguin, 1996 - 400 pages This is a survey of the pressures and events that contributed to the break-up of former Yugoslavia - considered from a historical rather than a political or sociological point of view. The book accompanies a six-part series on BBC2, screened in 1995. This edition has one extra chapter that takes the narrative up to the Dayton Accord. |
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Page 99
... Boljkovac spoke first . He had been a Partisan during the Second World War , and felt some sympathy toward the Serbs . He was conciliatory . He told them he was prepared to forgive them for the breach of discipline that the letter ...
... Boljkovac spoke first . He had been a Partisan during the Second World War , and felt some sympathy toward the Serbs . He was conciliatory . He told them he was prepared to forgive them for the breach of discipline that the letter ...
Page 144
... Boljkovac for a transfer to Zagreb . He begged Boljkovac : " Please , save me . I know the situation here very well . I am going to lose my life . We are losing control down here . " Hardline HDZ activists such as Gojko Šušak , had ...
... Boljkovac for a transfer to Zagreb . He begged Boljkovac : " Please , save me . I know the situation here very well . I am going to lose my life . We are losing control down here . " Hardline HDZ activists such as Gojko Šušak , had ...
Page 146
... Boljkovac . Before eating , Boljkovac hastily swapped plates with Gračanin , explaining to Mesić as they drove together back to Zagreb afterwards : " They might have been trying to poison me ! " " What if they were trying to poison me ...
... Boljkovac . Before eating , Boljkovac hastily swapped plates with Gračanin , explaining to Mesić as they drove together back to Zagreb afterwards : " They might have been trying to poison me ! " " What if they were trying to poison me ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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