The Serbs: History, Myth, and the Destruction of YugoslaviaYale University Press, 1997 M01 1 - 350 pages Wh are the Serbs? Branded by some as Europe's new Nazis, they are seen by others - and by themselves - as the innocent victims of nationalist aggression and of an implacably hostile world media. In this book, Tim Judah, who covered the war years in former Yugoslavia for The Times and The Economist argues that neither version is true. |
Contents
DEATH DOES NOT EXIST | 1 |
AN EMPIRE ON EARTH | 17 |
IT IS BETTER TO DIE IN BATTLE THAN TO LIVE IN SHAME | 29 |
RESURRECTION AND BEYOND | 48 |
CUTTING THE TURKS INTO PIECES | 73 |
WE CHOSE THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM | 113 |
Decline and Fall Into the Whirlwind Croatia Kaputt | 135 |
WE ARE THE STRONGEST | 191 |
Which Side Will You Be On? On the Highway to Hell | 204 |
THE MADMEN TAKE OVER THE ASYLUM | 225 |
THE WAR FOR MORE | 242 |
16 | 295 |
END OF EMPIRE | 312 |
REVOLUTION AND BEYOND | 338 |
National Structure of Yugoslavia 1918 | 364 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
According Albanians areas arms army attack authorities Balkan battle became become began beginning Belgrade believed Bosnia Bosnian Serb called cent century church claimed clear close Croatia Croats death died empire especially ethnic example fact federal fighting forces former Germans going happened head idea important independence interest Italian Italy killed known Kosovo Krajina land later leaders leave lines lived London major March meant military Miloševic minister Montenegro moved Muslims nationalist never officers organised Orthodox Ottoman party period police political population president problem question refugees region remained reported republic rule Sarajevo Serbian side simply Slavs soldiers soon taken territory things thousands told took town Turks turned units village wanted western Yugoslav Yugoslavia