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 212
... western Herzegovina were the most extreme . After the Second World War , Serbs would say that " nothing grows in western Herzegovina except rocks , snakes and Ustaše . ” " " Each community raised the stakes , pushing the other towards ...
... western Herzegovina were the most extreme . After the Second World War , Serbs would say that " nothing grows in western Herzegovina except rocks , snakes and Ustaše . ” " " Each community raised the stakes , pushing the other towards ...
Page 353
... western Bosnia . The Krajina Serb capital , Knin , was cut off . The Croats took the high ground of Mount Dinar to ... western Slavonia - which was always the most vulnerable of the Serb - held lands in Croatia - and 18,000 Serbs fled ...
... western Bosnia . The Krajina Serb capital , Knin , was cut off . The Croats took the high ground of Mount Dinar to ... western Slavonia - which was always the most vulnerable of the Serb - held lands in Croatia - and 18,000 Serbs fled ...
Page 357
... western Slavonia . It was a year to the day since Milošević had imposed a blockade against the Bosnian Serb leadership for refusing to obey his orders and endorse the Contact Group plan . It was also a year since Martić , in bold ...
... western Slavonia . It was a year to the day since Milošević had imposed a blockade against the Bosnian Serb leadership for refusing to obey his orders and endorse the Contact Group plan . It was also a year since Martić , in bold ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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