After the Fall Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis [Hardcover]

Patrick McCarthy (Author)

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: Missouri Historical Press; First edition. edition (2000)
• ASIN: B0022WWN2M
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding photodocumentary, March 1, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After the Fall: Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis (Hardcover)

After The Fall: Srebrenica Survivors In St. Louis is an outstanding photodocumentary that combines the informative text of Patrick McCarthy with the impressive documentary photography of Tom Maday to present the genocidal tragedy of the Bosnia-Herzegovina city of Srebrenica and its effects on the lives of one extended family in St. Louis, Missouri. In July 1995, more than 7,500 Bosnians from the city of Srebrenica were massacred by troops of the Bosnian Serb Army. Another 30,000 women and children were forcibly removed from their homes in this United Nations-declared "safe area". The siege of Srebrenica represented the greatest atrocity witnessed in Europe since the days of the Nazi holocaust, yet it was only one episode in a larger war of extermination against the citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina during the 1990s. Some 20,000 Bosnian refugees (approximately 500 of them survivors of Srebrenica) came to settle in St. Louis. After The Fall is a superbly presented, highly recommended memorial, testament, and account of this horrific tragedy that these St. Louis based refugees must come to grips with as represented in the lives, statements, and images of one such extended family.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reminder of Bosnian Holocaust, December 7, 2000

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Amir Kundalic "Amir" (Saint Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: After the Fall: Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis (Hardcover)

`After the Fall', becomes a reminder for the rest of the world of the Srebrenica massacre and ethnic cleansing. The Bosnian Holocaust, one of the most barbarous examples of genocide in Europe since the end of World War II, will never be forgotten. This is an extraordinary documentary work that will keep its significance for years to come. Nothing more to say but THANK YOU PATRICK MCCARTHY for the wonderful book.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, July 29, 2002

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Srebrenica Forever (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After the Fall: Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis (Hardcover)

By way of introduction, I would like to say that this is an extraordinarily well-written book that divulges the gruesome atrocities that took place in my hometown. Srebrenica, a so called UN "SAFE AREA", was under the constant attack of the Serbian army, during the Bosnian war. UN's primary task was to protect civilians from Serbian soldiers but they failed. Innocent Bosnian civilians were betrayed by the International community and left for dead. UN officials and others in charge appeared to be indifferent to the immense suffering of the Bosnian people. As is well-known, one of the worst massacres after the World War 2 took place in Srebrenica. In my view, the international community must be held accountable for these heinous deeds. UN's indifference and passivity cost at least 10.000 innocent lives! This is extremely unjust and it makes me enraged and bewildered! This is truly a splendid book that I highly recommend to all people who want to gain an insight into horrendous plights of Bosnian people!