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The Fall of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War, Third Revised Edition
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In this penetrating book--now with a new chapter covering events through 1995, including U.S. involvement--Misha Glenny offers a sobering eyewitness chronicle of the countdown to war, exploring the human realities behind the headlines, and puts one of the most ferocious civil wars of our time into its true, historical context. Winner of the Overseas Press Club Award for Best Book on Foreign Affairs.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 336
Dimensions: Length: 7.6" Width: 5" Height: 0.7"
Weight: 0.5 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Sep 1, 1996
ISBN 0140257713
EAN 9780140257717
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 | Sneeke Serbian Propaganda-Blame the victims Jun 2, 2009 |
| Blame the victims approach is the one that has marked pro-serbian lobby and this book is just one sneeky attempte to put equal blame on all the parties. I give it one star, because there are serbs there that would love it, if only it was true account. IF YOU WANT REAL IMPARIAL TRUTH LOOK AT Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation , OR bbC SPECIAL ABOUT IT. | | |  | A great look at the Yugoslav conflict. Dec 20, 2005 |
Personally, I think that Misha Glenny is one of the best writers on the Balkans. I have spent three years living in the Balkans so I know something about the area. I highly recommend reading his work The Balkans first as it gives great insight into the region. However, if you are only interested in the war than this work can certainly stand alone. The book chronicles events from August 1990 to June 1993. In addition, an epilogue was added in 1996. While it does not cover the most recent aftermath for the time it covers the book is excellent.
Glenny obviously understands the Balkan mentality and adroitly discusses many of the errors that the international community made in dealing with the conflict. In addition, he made some accurate predictions and warnings. In particular he discusses his concern about Macedonia in the epilogue written in 1996. Fighting broke out briefly in 2001 and security remains an issue. Glenny's experience as a correspondent for the BBC gave him the opportunity to interview all the most important players and his writing makes his work accessible to the larger populace. This is the best book on the war.
| | |  | A very good account of what happened in the Balkans Apr 26, 2005 |
| Misha Glenny's book offers a really good account of the forces which shaped the Balkan conflict. I have a much clearer idea now of the causes of the conflict, and of the various turning points and missed opportunities. This book seems very unbiased. The author seems apalled by the crimes that take place, but does not focus on attempting to list or catalog them. I do think that you will need another book to fully understand the high-level forces at work (US. UN, NATO, etc.) Perhaps Death of a Nation by Laura Silber (which I haven't read). Deliver Us From Evil, by William Shawcross does a really good job of explaining those things in the context of other events happening at the same time (Somalia, Rwanda, etc.). Also, Glenny's book is a bit dense, so it's not exactly an easy read | | |  | Uninterestingly Interesting........ Mar 21, 2005 |
I find it Unintelligently interesting how the world are now masters at our own history, especially the English,
and now know all about the Balkans.
You read a book or two, and believe you know what's right and and what's not.
It's obvious who the culprits were, though as time progressed within the situation, is when all 3 became relatively equal, especially with certain powers in control of their respective governments.
Misha Glenny did well with his Balkan book. Although, I've read this book over and over, he's had the tenacity and ability for a reader to lose interest within the introduction itself. Unless, one doesn't have a proper understanding of what Ex-Jugoslavija was all about.
Mr.Glenny, don't show your biasim so early in a book. Get your message across in an appropriate form of language with the reader still holding that book.
No love lost for being a Pro-Srb, their masters at 'Propaganda'!
Ex-Crni Gorac | | | | Not a good book...at all Dec 9, 2001 |
| I was looking for an overview of the balkan conflict. This book does not offer that. It does not give someone without a great deal of prior knowledge a good historical reference for what led to war. I feel like the author of this book assumes the reader is extremely familiar with the conflict and decided to write a book sharing some of his personal experiences that coincided with major events in the conflict. The chapters severely lack coordination. As somebody else mentions it goes into way too much detail about insignificant figures. I also purchased "Yugoslavia, Death of a Nation". Though I've only finished the introduction and first chapter I already feel like I've learned more than after completion of "The Fall of Yugoslavia". Maybe after completing "Death of a Nation" going back through "The Fall of Yugoslavia" might be interesting, doubt it though... | | | Write your own review about The Fall of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War, Third Revised Edition
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