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Misha Glenny's acclaimed account of the war in former Yugoslavia contains substantial new material that discusses the end of the five-year conflict and looks ahead to an uneasy future in this turbulent region.
Writing in the Evening Standard, Fitzroy Maclean said ‘Misha Glenny’s deeply disturbing book is, to my mind, essential reading for anyone trying to understand, or even just follow, events in what was once Yugoslavia’.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked up this book during the time that NATO begun bombing Serbia over the dispute for Kosovo and the Kosovo Albanians. I wanted to find out more about this troubled region.
It did not surprise me when Misha Glenny closed his book by indicating that the next Balkan Crisis would be over Kosovo. He certainly did get his facts right.
This is a higlhly informative and stimulating book. It explains the whole Balkan Crisis and tries to reason and explain the foundation of the crisis - Western Influence, ethnic differences.
A very informative book. Highly recommended.
31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Firstly, I would suggest reading this book in conjunction with Silber's book "Death of Yugoslavia". Glenny and Silber worked together for part of the war, and so their accounts coincide nicely. (Although Silber never mentions this in her book, Misha mentions it many times!)While Silber's work focuses on the presidents, leaders, generals, officials and politicians, Misha's book focuses on his interpretation of the complex political situation as it develops. In this sense it is a less formal study. His ability to decypher this difficult history is tremeendously useful in gaining an understanding of it. Although maintaining context at all times, the juxtaposition of events separated by years can make understanding what's happening a little difficult. However, I don't blame Misha for that. He has simply chosen to group related events rather than use a rigid chronology. If you are not familiar with the regional geography, then the maps are not going to help you much. Get a good map!
I can confirm that, in my experience of the region, Misha's perception is spot on.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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As somebody who grew up in Britain through the years of this conflict, but was too young at the time to fully grasp the politics and implications of the war, this book was easily accessible and readable.
A lot of the placenames and political parties involved were familiar to me (in no depth at all, just names that I recognised from the news), and this book placed them all so that I have a fairly comprehensive and clear understanding of the conflict.
Well-paced, with a mixture of historical and political insight, punctuated by personal accounts of Glenny's travels in the warzone that really served to illuminate the lengthier sections.
If - like me - you want to put vaguely familiar names into place, and have a sense of the conflict on a micro and macro scale, I would recommend this book highly.
A lot of the placenames and political parties involved were familiar to me (in no depth at all, just names that I recognised from the news), and this book placed them all so that I have a fairly comprehensive and clear understanding of the conflict.
Well-paced, with a mixture of historical and political insight, punctuated by personal accounts of Glenny's travels in the warzone that really served to illuminate the lengthier sections.
If - like me - you want to put vaguely familiar names into place, and have a sense of the conflict on a micro and macro scale, I would recommend this book highly.
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Simply the Best
There are no better books to be found on this subject. Glenny's writing is accurate, honest and well constructed. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Red
Bloody Balkans
A comprehensive and knowledgeable first-hand account of the breakup of Yugoslavia. It explains the complexities of the situation which made it such a bloody civil war. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Fawcett
20th Centuary Savagery
Having visited Yougoslavia twice in 1989 as a 16 year old I was totally oblivious to the simmering tensions which were about to erupt with untold savagery and unimaginable... Read more
Published on 15 April 2010 by N. Clarke
Good book
Quite impressed with it so far - based on the journalist's own extensive experience across the former Yugoslavia, with bits of history stitching his eyewitness accounts together. Read more
Published on 2 April 2010 by Mr. A. Leakey
Frustrating and absorbing, revealing and simplistic in equal measures
Having recently finished Glenny's book on the last Balkan wars I am left with very mixed feelings about it. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by .
As A First Draft of History - Outstanding
I first found this book confusing and frustrating then absorbing and fascinating as it morphed from derring-do and reportage to geopolitical analysis. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2009 by Tony Farson
A very good account of the disintegration of Yugoslavia
Glenny has the skill to keep a reader interested during the whole of the book. Although this book is a few years old now and perhaps abit dated (it doesn't cover the Kosovo... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2004 by RM
Excellent account of the early stages of the war
Misha Glenny shows a rare quality for a western observer of the Yugoslav tragedy: he understands peoples traditions, history and habits without prejudice. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2000 by Ivan Zverzhanovski
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