Croatia ─ A Nation Forged in War

In this book an eyewitness to the breakup of Yugoslavia provides the first full and impartial account of the rise, fall and rebirth of Croatia from its medieval origins to today's tentative peace. Marcus Tanner describes the turbulence and drama of Croatia's past and - drawing on his own experience and interviews with many of the leading figures in Croatia's conflict - explains its violent history since Tito's death in 1980. This third edition updates the account and follows Croatia's progress.

`A much-needed introduction to this southern Slavic country, whose past and present defy simple categorization...This book deserves to be read.'---Aleksa Djilas, New York Times Book Review

Readable and stimulating...A long-overdue corrective to the one-sidedly negative view long entertained about Croatia by the educated British public.'---Times Higher Education

`Tanner brings to bear wide knowledge of Yugoslavia and ... experience of Europe's worst war since 1945. He gives a good historical survey and an account of the war's causes.'---Economist

Marcus Tanner was Balkan correspondent for the Independent from 1988 to 1994 and subsequently the paper's assistant foreign editor. He is also the author of Ireland's Holy Wars: The Struggle for a Nation's Soul, 1500-2000, published by Yale.