The Death of YugoslaviaThis 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 202
For Babić , the war had been waged to secure the right of the Serbs in Krajina to
stay in Yugoslavia . The JNA was the single most visible symbol , and most
potent guarantor , of Yugoslav sovereignty in Krajina . Withdrawal of the JNA
looked to ...
For Babić , the war had been waged to secure the right of the Serbs in Krajina to
stay in Yugoslavia . The JNA was the single most visible symbol , and most
potent guarantor , of Yugoslav sovereignty in Krajina . Withdrawal of the JNA
looked to ...
Page 355
Operation Flash , by which the Croats took western Slavonia by storm , caused
turmoil in the Krajina Serb leadership . The army chief was sacked . Belgrade
despatched General Mile Mrkšić , a former commander of the army special forces
, to ...
Operation Flash , by which the Croats took western Slavonia by storm , caused
turmoil in the Krajina Serb leadership . The army chief was sacked . Belgrade
despatched General Mile Mrkšić , a former commander of the army special forces
, to ...
Page 356
more interested in defending their own positions within the Krajina state than in
taking real measures to defend the territory . It was appalling . They were corrupt ,
incompetent , and complacent . And there ' s no excuse for them . For four years ...
more interested in defending their own positions within the Krajina state than in
taking real measures to defend the territory . It was appalling . They were corrupt ,
incompetent , and complacent . And there ' s no excuse for them . For four years ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Death of Yugoslavia BBC Series Penguin current events |
| Authors | Laura Silber, Allan Little |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Penguin, 1996 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Jul 2008 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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