 |
|
 |
 |
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon : A Journey Through
Yugoslavia
by Rebecca West |
|
| Penguin ; ISBN: 0140188479 |
|
| This book describes the author's travels to Yugoslavia
with her husband in 1937--a journey overshadowed by the growing inevitability of the
Second World War. The book is colored by that impending conflict, and by West's search for
universals amid the complex particulars of Balkan history. In the end, she saw the
region's doom--and our own--in a double infatuation with sacrifice, the "black lamb
and grey falcon" of her title. |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
Wartime
by Milovan Djilas |
|
| Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0156947129 |
|
| This is a must read for anyone wishing to understand the
horrors of WW2 in Bosnia and to realize why the fighting in Bosnia in the 1990's took on
such a terrible round of massacre and counter massacre. Djilas, who was one of Tito's
right hand men, is unremittently frank in this gripping tale of the Partizans struggle
against dreadful odds in wartime Yugoslavia. |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
The Fall of Yugoslavia : The Third Balkan War
by Misha Glenny |
|
| Penguin ; ISBN: 0140257713 |
|
| 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. |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Yugoslavia : Death of a Nation
by Laura Silber, Allan Little |
|
| Penguin ; ISBN: 0140262636 |
|
| This book formed the basis of the acclaimed BBC
documentary on the breakup of Yugoslavia. It is fast paced and gives a good account of the
political maneuvering of the leading characters-Milosevic, Tudjman, Izetbegovic, etc. |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
History of the Balkans Vol. 2
by Barbara Jelavich |
|
| Cambridge University Press ; ISBN: 0521274591 |
|
| A book is excellent general histories of the Balkans and
provide the reader with an objective account of the events from WW1 to Tito's regime. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tito
by Phyllis Auty |
|
| Longman ; London 1970 |
|
| A solid and objective biography of Tito. The book gives
a penetrating insight into the forces that shaped this complex and highly successful
leader, who must stand out as one of the great men of the century - whether one agrees
with his political philosophy or not. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Road to Sarajevo
by Vladimir Dedijer |
|
| Macgibbon and Kee, 1967 |
|
| A fascinating account of Bosnia history leading up to
the assassination of the Austrian Grand Duke, Franz Ferdinand, in Sarajevo in August,
1914. Written by a Bosnian Serb the book gives a detailed account of the secret society of
young Serbs who were determined to overthrow Hapsburg domination |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Balkans in Our Time
by Robert L. Wolff |
|
| Harvard University Press, 1974 |
|
| Another objective resource about Balkan history
primarily with events in the 20th century. A large portion of this book is devoted to
wartime experiences, the establishment of postwar regimes. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
