Croatia A Nation Forged In War
Marcus Tanner
A first-class book for those interested
in Croatia, its history and its struggle for independence
from the former Yugoslavia. From its beginnings when
the Croats settled in the region in the 7th century,
through its long associations with Austria and Hungary
up to its recent struggle for independence. Everything
is well researched and covered in great detail. Mr Tanner
has done a marvellous job filling a long existing gap
in books on this small central-European country.
The author was the Balkan correspondent
for the British newspaper The Independent from
1988 to 1994 and still writes occasionally on the subject
for the same newspaper of which he is now an editor.
