Chances for peace
Subtitle: Canadian soldiers in the Balkans, 1992-1995 : an oral history
By: Sean M. Maloney & John Llambias.
Contributors: Llambias, John.
Publisher: Vanwell Pub.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: St. Catharines, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces -- Croatia.; United Nations -- Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina.; Nations Unies -- Forces de maintien de la paix -- Croatie.; Nations Unies -- Forces de maintien de la paix -- Bosnie-Herzégovine.; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Participation, Canadian.; Soldiers -- Canada -- Interviews.; Soldats -- Canada -- Entretiens.; Guerre dans l'ex-Yougoslavie, 1991-1995.; Canada -- Armed forces -- Croatia.; Canada -- Armed forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina.; Canada -- Forces armées -- Croatie.; Canada -- Forces armées -- Bosnie-Herzégovine.
Genres: Interviews.; Entretiens.
Description: "From 1992 to 1995, the Canadian Army was at the very centre of the violent conflict that raged throughout the Balkans. In this ... book, Sean Maloney and John Llambias have brought together ... first-hand accounts from Canadian soldiers involved in UN missions in Croatia and Bosnia. These personal narratives, taken from officers, NCOs and enlisted men, give us an intimate look into UN peacekeeping in the early 1990s and the effect it had on our soldiers ... Events such as the controversial Medak Pocket Operation and the disengagement of the Kiseljak Pocket are described in ... detail"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes index.