The Muslim-Croat civil war in Central Bosnia
Subtitle: a military history, 1992-1994
By: Charles R. Shrader.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Eastern European studies ;; no. 23; Eastern European studies (College Station, Tex.) ;; no. 23.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press; Texas A & M University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Campaigns -- Bosnia and Hercegovina.; Bosnia and Hercegovina -- History, Military.
Description: "In this volume Charles R. Shrader offers the first full-scale military history of a crucial conflict in Bosnia between two former allies. When the Bosnian Serbs and their Serbian allies attacked Bosnia-Herzegovina in March, 1992, the Bosnian Croats and Muslims collaborated to defend themselves." "Drawing on testimony and exhibits from cases presented before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Shrader describes the organization and tactical doctrine of the Croatian Defense Forces and the Muslim-led Army of Bosnia-Herzegovina. He analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides in such fields as communications, training, and logistics. He assesses not only the problems of command and control in the newly formed armies, but also the impact of criminal activity, the mujahedeen, and the intervention of peacekeeping forces." "Although Shrader's work is a detailed analysis by a neutral expert, not everyone will find his conclusions comfortable. But every serious student of the conflict in Bosnia will have to take his history into account. Enhanced by maps, useful appendices, and a glossary, this should become the standard work on military operations in Central Bosnia and a useful case study of internal warfare and ethnic conflict."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The operational milieu; title: Organization of the opposing forces; title: Command, control, and communications; title: Training, doctrine, and logistics; title: Prelude to civil war in central Bosnia; title: The ABiH probing attack, January, 1993; title: The ABiH main attack, April, 1993 : the Vitez area; title: The ABiH main attack, April, 1993 : Busovaca, Kiseljak, Zenica, and elsewhere; title: The continuation of the Muslim offensive, May-June, 1993; title: The continuation of the Muslim offensive, July-August, 1993; title: Operations from September, 1993-February, 1994.