Inat : Images of Serbia and the Kosovo Conflict [Paperback]

Scott Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 16, 2000

For 25 days in May and June 1999, Scott Taylor reported on the NATO air campaign from inside Yugoslavia. As one of the few western journalists to be granted such access, Taylor was able to gain a unique perspective to the Kosovo conflict -- the Serbian side. He returned in November 1999 to do a follow-up study on the war's aftermath.

Through Taylor's observations, INAT covers the zenith of the NATO air raids: the on-again, off-again peace talks, Russia's sudden race into Kosovo, the NATO (KFOR) deployment, the retreat of the Yugoslav Army, the flight of the Serbian refugees, and the bitter aftermath of the war on a bomb-ravaged Serbia.

Inat is a Serbian noun which does not directly translate into English, but roughly means "regardless of the consequences." Far from being just a simple word, inat is best described as a spirit which is embodied in the psyche of the Serbian people.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Scott Taylor has authored an interesting and informative counterweight to NATO's "spin" on the Kosovo conflict... An unvarnished account of being at the receiving end of NATO's fury. -- Major General (ret'd) Lewis MacKenzie

The story of the Kosovo war and the Balkans that the media missed, and how [the Canadian] government still doesn't understand how they've actually made the situation worse. -- Peter Worthington, editor emeritus, Toronto Sun

About the Author

Scott Taylor, a former soldier, is the editor and publisher of Esprit de Corps, an Ottawa-based magazine celebrated for its unflinching scrutiny of the Canadian military. Research for this book was compiled first-hand from inside Yugoslavia and Kosovo during the air campaign and its aftermath. Scott Taylor also co-authored the bestselling book "Tested Mettle: Canada's Peacekeepers at War." Mr. Taylor appears regularly in the Canadian media as a military analyst, and is the recipient of the 1996 Quill Award for outstanding work in the field of Canadian communications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Esprit de Corps; First Edition edition (March 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189589610X
• ISBN-13: 978-1895896107
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,421,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truth about Serbia, March 26, 2000

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Vladimir Kopric (Serbia, Belgrade) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inat : Images of Serbia and the Kosovo Conflict (Paperback)

This is the first book that shows the other side of the argument. Suffering of civilians and pain that was coused by the NATO bombing. Everybody has read the Albanian side but this guy has the Serbian side. Now after hearing both sides You can deside for Your self what happend in Balkans, Serbia.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent book!, July 22, 2003

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Sarah (Ontario,Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inat : Images of Serbia and the Kosovo Conflict (Paperback)

I've been trying to find some books that portray the Serbian side of the war, and finaly, found this one and I'm glad I did! Taylor does an excelent job of denoucing the NATO and Western anti-Serb propagnda and giving some facts that are long over-due. Though what happend cannot be undone, I do find some 'happyness' in the fact that some people are finaly trying to show the "other side of the coin", it's war, there is always two sides. So, if your thinking of reading a book to get a (first hand) look at the other side, read this book, and thanks and congrats to thoes who did!

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NATO's war - the untold story, June 8, 2000

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LINDSTRÖM OSKAR (Stockholm Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inat : Images of Serbia and the Kosovo Conflict (Paperback)

My view of the conflict in Kosovo and Nato's campaign received a severe blow from this book. The book offers a chilling account of the civilian destruction caused by Nato's campaign, calling into question Nato's claim that this was a "moral war".