Subjects:  1. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    2. International relations    3. Serbia    4. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

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An example of historical determinism
Cohen pays all too little attention to Kosovo in this treatment of Milosevic-era Serbia, downplays popular culture (in spite of his professions to the contrary), and urges that the reader accept a version of historical determinism in which the actions of Serbs are seen as determined by the Ottoman occupation which ended in the nineteenth century.Cohen shows himself to have been sympathetic to the Serbian nationalist-expansionist project even while expressing a veiled contempt for Serbs.If one wants to understand Milosevic or, for that matter, Serbia in the Milosevic era, one would do a lot better to turn to the splendid treatments by Louis Sell or Adam LeBor.

Slobo not party animal
This is the best of the Milosevic books in terms of biographical information for those interested in what kind of man he really is.
Excellent one volume treatment of Milosevic's rule
This book is the best English-language treatment to date of Milosevic's rule in Serbia as can be found in a single volume.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1980-1992    2. 1992-2003    3. Authoritarianism    4. Biography & Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Contemporary Politics - Eastern Europe    7. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    8. Eastern Europe - Yugoslavia    9. Government (Specific Aspects)    10. Government (non-U.S.)    11. Government - Comparative    12. Modern - 20th Century/Nuclear Age    13. Political    14. Politics - Current Events    15. Politics / Current Events    16. Politics and government    17. Yugoslavia    18. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    19. Political control & influence    20. Serbia   

Subjects:  1. Balkan Peninsula    2. History    3. Serbia    4. Yugoslav War, 1991-    5. Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. History: World    2. Mihailovic, Draza, 1893-1946   

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The best introduction to the forgotten Balkan campaign of 1941
The German campaing in the Balkans in the spring of 1941 is a little mentioned episode in the history of World War II but it is really very interesting not only for its strategic consequences but also of its operational aspect. This excellent Time-Life book gives first the political and diplomatic background to the campaign, explaining how Hitler forged his alliance with countries like Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, and how the coup in Belgrade changed the whole nature and scope of the operation. The analysis of the war against Yugoslavia and Greece is very well presented with many nice photographs and maps and the final chpater deals with the airborne assault on Crete, a real historical first. This is a very well made volume and a valuable addition to the library of every WW II buff. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Balkan Peninsula    2. Campaigns    3. Greece    4. History: American    5. World War, 1939-1945    6. Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. Armed Forces    2. Canada    3. Current Affairs    4. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    5. Foreign Relations 1990-    6. History    7. International    8. International Relations - General    9. International police    10. Peacekeeping forces    11. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    12. Politics - Current Events    13. Politics / Current Events    14. Politics/International Relations    15. United Nations    16. Yugoslavia    17. International relations    18. Peace studies    19. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. Politics    2. History   

Subjects:  1. 1945-    2. History    3. Presidents    4. Tito, Josip Broz    5. Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. Dedijer, Vladimir    2. Diaries    3. Guerrillas    4. History: American    5. Personal narratives, Serbian    6. Underground movements    7. World War II - Europe    8. World War, 1939-1945    9. Yugoslavia    10. Biography: historical    11. European history: Second World War    12. History / General    13. Second World War, 1939-1945    14. Warfare & Defence    15. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. 1918-1945    2. Eastern Europe - General    3. Foreign economic relations    4. History    5. History - General History    6. International - Economics    7. International Economic Relations    8. Politics/International Relations    9. United States    10. Yugoslavia    11. History / Europe / Eastern    12. International finance   

Subjects:  1. 1945-1980    2. Eastern Europe - General    3. General    4. History - General History    5. Political History    6. Political Science    7. Political parties    8. Politics and government    9. Politics/International Relations    10. Yugoslavia    11. History / Europe / Eastern    12. Political science & theory    13. Political structure & processes    14. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    15. Social research & statistics    16. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. 1804-1918    2. Balkan Peninsula - History    3. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    4. Eastern Europe - General    5. History    6. History - General History    7. History: World    8. Military - World War I    9. Serbia    10. World War, 1914-1918    11. Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. 1980-1992    2. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    3. Eastern Europe - General    4. Former Yugoslav republics    5. General    6. History    7. History - General History    8. History: World    9. Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism    10. Yugoslav War, 1991-1995    11. Yugoslavia    12. Eastern Europe    13. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    14. European studies    15. History / Europe / Eastern    16. International relations    17. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    18. Southeast Europe   

Subjects:  1. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    2. History - General History    3. International Relations - General    4. Political Ideologies - Nationalism    5. Political Science    6. Politics/International Relations    7. International relations    8. Miscellaneous Items    9. Non-Classifiable    10. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

Reviews (3)

Still flawed
I am honored that Mr Bellamy himself responded to my critique. Since, he commits (or repeats) several errors that are key to an understanding of this complicated issue, I offer a brief reply. Gockel's facts flawed
I don't know which version of the ICTY transcript Matthias Gockel read, but may I shed some light on what he wrote. A flawed book
There are many factual errors in this book.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1980-    2. Civil War, 1998-1999    3. Diplomatic history    4. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    5. Ethnic relations    6. History    7. International Relations - General    8. Kosovo (Serbia)    9. Military & War    10. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    11. Political Science    12. Politics / Current Events    13. Politics/International Relations    14. Civil war    15. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    16. International relations    17. NATO    18. Peacekeeping operations    19. Political Science / International Security    20. Serbia    21. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. Balkan Peninsula    2. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    3. History - General History    4. History: World    5. International    6. International Relations - General    7. International police    8. National security    9. Peace    10. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    11. Political Science    12. Politics and government    13. Yugoslav War, 1991-1995    14. Law / International    15. Legal procedure: arbitration    16. Settlement of international disputes    17. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia    18. c 1990 to c 2000   

Subjects:  1. Eastern Europe - General    2. History & Theory - General    3. International    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession    5. Military - Other    6. Political Science    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Peace studies    9. United Nations & UN agencies    10. Warfare & Defence    11. Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. 1980-    2. Eastern Europe - History    3. History    4. Poland    5. Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Social conditions    8. Social conflict    9. Socialism    10. Eastern Europe    11. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)   

Subjects:  1. 1918-1945    2. Elections    3. History    4. Minorities    5. Political History    6. Political activity    7. Political stability    8. Politics and government    9. Yugoslavia   

Subjects:  1. Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics    2. History - General History    3. Arbuckle, James V