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 50
... Officers often start- ed their training as fourteen - year - old boys . These youths , typically from the countryside , would grow up in military academies away from home , later making up the vast majority of the officer corps . It was ...
... Officers often start- ed their training as fourteen - year - old boys . These youths , typically from the countryside , would grow up in military academies away from home , later making up the vast majority of the officer corps . It was ...
Page 298
... officers were hostile to Westerners , wore Islamic insignia , long beards , and greeted each other with the Arabic " al - sal- lam aliekum " ( peace be with you ) . Their families attended Islamic education classes and their wives and ...
... officers were hostile to Westerners , wore Islamic insignia , long beards , and greeted each other with the Arabic " al - sal- lam aliekum " ( peace be with you ) . Their families attended Islamic education classes and their wives and ...
Page 347
... officers had been evacu- ated from Srebrenica , ostensibly for retraining . General Mustafa Hajrulahović , a chief of army counterintelligence , said Orić and his officers were ordered to headquarters because they knew a Serb offensive ...
... officers had been evacu- ated from Srebrenica , ostensibly for retraining . General Mustafa Hajrulahović , a chief of army counterintelligence , said Orić and his officers were ordered to headquarters because they knew a Serb offensive ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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