Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History Dutch Literature the Austro-Hungarian army lay in

the Austro-Hungarian army lay in ruins and the course of the war seemed all but decided

Set during the First World War

The nation was on the brink

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Patrick Kenny

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History Dutch Literature the Austro-Hungarian army lay inDescription By Robert D Kaplan Paperback From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the twentieth century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, and greeted with critical acclaim as "the most insightful and timely work on the Balkans to date" (The Boston