| The Yugoslav Wars (1): Slovenia & Croatia 1991-95 Contributor(s): Thomas, Nigel (Author), Mikulan, K. (Author), Pavlovic, Darko (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841769630 ISBN-13: 9781841769639 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2006 Annotation: Following the death of the Yugoslavian strongman President Tito in 1980, the several semi-autonomous republics and provinces that he had welded into a nation in 1945 moved inexorably towards separation. After a deceptively clean break for independence by Slovenia in 1991, the world watched a series of other wars rip through this modern European state. In this first of two volumes, experts on the Balkan region give an unprecedentedly clear, concise explanation of the Slovene, Croatian and Krajina-Serb armies of these campaigns, illustrated with rare photos and an extraordinary range of colour uniform plates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 949.702 |
| Series: Elite |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 7.18" W x 9.78" (0.47 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Balkan - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Osprey's examination of Slovenia and Croatia's armies' involvement in the Yugoslav Wars (1991-1995). Following the death of the Yugoslavian strongman President Tito in 1980, the several semi-autonomous republics and provinces that he had welded into a nation in 1945 moved inexorably towards separation. After a deceptively clean break for independence by Slovenia in 1991, the world watched a series of other wars rip through this modern European state. In this first of two volumes, experts on the Balkan region give an unprecedentedly clear, concise explanation of the Slovene, Croatian and Krajina-Serb armies of these campaigns, illustrated with rare photos and an extraordinary range of colour uniform plates. |