Top 15 essential Balkan books (in no particular order)

A Listmania! list by RM (London Colney, HE UK)
 
Bosnia: A Cultural History
1.  Bosnia: A Cultural History by Ivan Lovrenovic
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  "A good cultural history of Bosnia, from the Illyrians to Dayton"
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Witness to Jasenovac's Hell
2.  Witness to Jasenovac's Hell by Ilija Ivanovic
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  "A brilliant personal account of the infamous Jasenovac concentration camp"
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Balkan Holocausts?: Serbian and Croatian Victim Centred Propaganda and the War in Yugoslavia (New Approaches to Conflict Analysis)
3.  Balkan Holocausts?: Serbian and Croatian Victim Centred Propaganda and the War in Yugoslavia (New Approaches to Conflict Analysis) by David Bruce Macdonald
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  "An unbelievably well-balanced and well-researched book about Serbian and Croatian propaganda"
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The Balkans 1804-1999: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers
4.  The Balkans 1804-1999: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers by Misha Glenny
The list author says:
  "The best of the Balkans in a single volume"
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The Fall of Yugoslavia
5.  The Fall of Yugoslavia by Misha Glenny
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  "Good book for the beginner"
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The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia (Yale Nota Bene)
6.  The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia (Yale Nota Bene) by Tim Judah
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  "Solid and well-balanced"
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Kosovo: War and Revenge
7.  Kosovo: War and Revenge by Tim Judah
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  "One of the few good books on Kosovo out there"
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Bosnia: A Short History
8.  Bosnia: A Short History by Noel Malcolm
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  "Malcolm certainly knows how to keep his readers interested"
£7.69   Used & New from: £2.29
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Kosovo: A Short History
9.  Kosovo: A Short History by Noel Malcolm
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  "The most comprehensive book published by a Westerner on Kosovo"
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The Yugoslav Auschwitz and the Vatican: Croatian Massacre of the Serbs During World War II
10.  The Yugoslav Auschwitz and the Vatican: Croatian Massacre of the Serbs During World War II by Vladimir Dedijer
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  "A detailed history of the genocide against Serbs from 1941-1945"
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War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945: Occupation and Collaboration
11.  War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945: Occupation and Collaboration by Jozo Tomasevich
The list author says:
  "Nearly 1000 pages about former Yugoslavia from 1941-1945"
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Letters to the Celestial Serbs: Reflections on an Ethnic Conflict
12.  Letters to the Celestial Serbs: Reflections on an Ethnic Conflict by Gojko Beric
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  "A riveting political diary from a resident of Sarajevo"
£12.74   Used & New from: £4.98
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Degraded Capability: The Media and the Kosovo Crisis
13.  Degraded Capability: The Media and the Kosovo Crisis by Philip Hammond
The list author says:
  "A critical look at NATO's war crimes and hypocrisy in Kosovo"
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To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia
14.  To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia by Michael Parenti
The list author says:
  "A book with a starkly different view of the war in former Yugoslavia"
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Serbia's Secret War: Propaganda and the Deceit of History (Eastern European Studies) (Eugenia & Hugh M. Stewart '26 Series on Eastern Europe)
15.  Serbia's Secret War: Propaganda and the Deceit of History (Eastern European Studies) (Eugenia & Hugh M. Stewart '26 Series on Eastern Europe) by Philip J. Cohen
The list author says:
  "A revisionist text but some interesting facts about WW2 Serbia, nevertheless"
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