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 136
... Martić had sent a force of armed militiamen , mostly civil- ians in combat fatigues , to impose , by armed might , the will of the demon- strators on the park . The park's managers were removed and replaced by oth- ers , loyal to Knin ...
... Martić had sent a force of armed militiamen , mostly civil- ians in combat fatigues , to impose , by armed might , the will of the demon- strators on the park . The park's managers were removed and replaced by oth- ers , loyal to Knin ...
Page 171
... Martić issued an ultimatum to the Croatian police at Kijevo , near Knin : leave the area within forty - eight hours or face attack . The Croats refused . a Kijevo was a Croat village surrounded by Serb - held territory . Since March 1 ...
... Martić issued an ultimatum to the Croatian police at Kijevo , near Knin : leave the area within forty - eight hours or face attack . The Croats refused . a Kijevo was a Croat village surrounded by Serb - held territory . Since March 1 ...
Page 172
... Martić's ultimatum to the Kijevo police , he and Mladić , acting together , struck . In a twelve - hour bombardment ... Martic's subsequent account of the cleansing of Kijevo was chilling in its clinical matter - of - factness : It was ...
... Martić's ultimatum to the Kijevo police , he and Mladić , acting together , struck . In a twelve - hour bombardment ... Martic's subsequent account of the cleansing of Kijevo was chilling in its clinical matter - of - factness : It was ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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