Fighting for Peace : Bosnia 1994 [Import] [Hardcover]

Michael Rose (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1998

Renowned for his role in command of the SAS in the Falklands War, the general tells the inside story of one of his toughest challenges: Commander of the UN Protection Force in Bosnia in 1994. He inherited this command as it was slipping into chaos, and in the middle of a three-sided civil war.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 269 pages
• Publisher: The Harvill Press; First Edition, First Printing edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860465129
• ISBN-13: 978-1860465123
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,097,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Showing things as they are, July 19, 2010

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Anaximander (Dorset, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fighting for Peace (Paperback)

This book offered an excellent insight into events in Bosnia at the height of the crisis, and in particular the difficulties faced by the military when they are asked to take up what is essentially a peacekeeping role. It highlights the complexity of each decision - how the law of unexpected consequences applies. It also hints at how difficult it is in such a situation to trust anyone - including ostensible allies, it highlights the destructiveness of the Karadjic and Mladic types in the world and the ease with which minor differences (such as religion) can be twisted into pure hatred.

It also shows something about ex-President Jimmy Carter - I can't imagine any of his successors quietly sleeping in the same environment as the military personnel he's visiting.

A book that is incredibly worthwhile and that has lost nothing of its importance with teh passing of the years.