- Paperback: 250 pages
- Publisher: Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies (Jan 18 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1892478102
- ISBN-13: 978-1892478108
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #122,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Krajina ("borderland"), the Habsburg Military Frontier, was once the name of a string of territories which provided an essential link in the chain defending Europe from the Ottoman onslaught in the 16th and 17th centuries. For many generations the Serbian population of these regions was periodically decimated by warfare in the service of the Austrian Emperor. In 1941-1945 the Serbs were subject to a genocidal attack after the Germans put the Croatian Ustaša movement in power in Zagreb. Their resistance to this slaughter and the ensuing epic struggle is the story both of the royalist Četniks and of their bitter rivals for post-war power, Communist-led Partisans. The history of the Krajina Serbs, ending in the mass exodus of 1995, is an element in the story of most of the great wars in Europe, from the Ottoman offensives after the fall of Constantinople to the last decade of the twentieth century.
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the krajina chronicle, Mar 1 2010
By Kingsley C. Smith - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Krajina Chronicle (Paperback)
Excellent book, well written covering a fascinating history of a people-the Serbs-who have withstood one calamity after another for centuries.This book covers so much history in a well organized format.European history is incomplete without the valiant struggle of the Serbian people.To gloss over the events in the Balkans is to leave out a big piece of the puzzle and disconnect to what is happening now.This book should be required reading for history courses and current geopolitical courses.Highly recommended and a great effort on Dr.Trifkovic's part!THANKS
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There Are Better Books on the Subject, Jan 12 2012
By Scott Snyder - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Krajina Chronicle (Paperback)
First, I will say that I am American-born, 75% Serb, with my paternal grandmother's line hailing from the town of Slunj, near the Plitvice area where the events of the 1990s began. My most recent visit to Serbia was August 2011.I read this book because I was interested in genealogy and not so much the events of the 1990s. My forebearers had the foresight, or good luck, to leave the Krajina in the early 1900s. One brother of my great-grandfather returned home and eventually spent time in a concentration camp, courtesy of the Ustashe.
As to the book, the history of Serbs in the Krajina was cursory and excessively inflammatory, as hard as this is to imagine! The analysis of the events of the 1990s was rushed and almost non-existent. I was also dismayed by the author's severe right-wing bent in US political circles.
Yes, the Serbs were dealt a bad hand in the Krajina. For a better history and explanation as to why, I would recommend the works of G.E. Rothenberg: "The Military Border in Croatia" in two volumes 1522-1749 and 1740-1881.
I recommend a "Pass" on Trifkovic's book.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Very Informative, April 8 2010
By Douglas M. Hayden - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Krajina Chronicle (Paperback)
I found this book very informative and a good read. Specifically it addressed the "Serb side" of a very confusing time in history. I used this book as a road map to understand a war inside another greater war and it makes clear the degree of suffering a certain strain of Serbs who rejected the Communists and fought the Nazi's. On a personal note I'm an American married to the Granddaughter of one of the key players in this book and NOT a history buff so despite the oral history of the actual survivors I had heard over the years, I used this book as a guide to understanding all the factions and players, the interactions and the betrayals of the various groups that fought each other around the time of World War 2.
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