Europe, Military, World 

It is not often that the world is able to watch a war day by day on the television screen, as was the case with the recent wars in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. But despite the unprecedented media coverage, and despite the fact that these two interdependent wars were the greatest armed conflicts in Europe in the second half of the twentieth century, they have not been systematically studied with a view to understanding their background and conduct; nor has practical lessons been drawn in anything more than a general manner. This is all the more surprising since their impact on the region’s political landscape is still visible today and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
A realistic understanding of these wars is vital in building a sound basis for the future of the successor states of former Yugoslavia, and for better relation between them. An analysis of their successes and failures is needed to serve the establishment of more stable and cooperative regional security. This volume examines both wars as part of an inter-related political- military process and includes the lively discussions among the participants. The original version of the book was published in 1999. Simultaneously in Zagreb and Sarajevo, and was high on the best seller lists in both. Despite the growing number of books on the area, this is the first of its kind; while some of its conclusions may stir controversy, it will certainly draw considerable attention. Its concludes a chronology, original maps provided by some of the participants, an informative explanatory footnotes supplied by the editors.

 

This work provides an understanding of the wars in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. These two interdependent wars were the greatest armed conflicts in Europe in the second half of the 20th century. This work provides an analysis of their successes and failures. - from Amzon 

I. THE WAR IN CROATIA .............................................................................p. 1
1. Stjepan Mesic The Road to War............................................................p. 3
2. Martin Spegelj The First Phase, 1990-1992: p3
The JNA prepares for aggression and Croatia for defence..P. 14 3. Anton Tus The War in Slovenia and Croatia up to the
Sarajevo ceasefire ...................................................................................P. 41
4. Ozren Zunec Operation Flash and Storm............................................P. 67
5. Dusan Bilandzic Termination and Aftermath of the War in Croatia.............P. 84
Discussion...............................................................................................P. 92
II. THE WAR IN BOSNIA -HERZEGOVINA ...................................................p. 131
6. Rusmir Mahmutcehajic The Road to War ................................................P. 133
7.Jovan Divjak The first Phase: 1992-1993: struggle for survival and genesis of the Army of Bosnia-Herzegovina ...............................................................P.152
8. Marko Attila Hoare Civilian-Military Relations in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992-1995 .............................................................................................P.178
9. Normal Cigar Serb War Effort and Termination of the War P200
Discussion.............................................................................................. P.236