The Muslim-Croat Civil War in Central Bosnia: A Military History, 1992-1994Texas A&M University Press, 12. lip 2003. - Broj stranica: 248 In The Muslim-Croat Civil War in Central Bosnia, 1992–1994 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. As Serbian pressure increased and it became clear that the West would not intervene, the two allies began to stake out their own claims. 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. What looked to many like aggression by the Bosnian Croats, Shrader views as the adoption of an “active defense,” a doctrine embraced by U. S. forces, against a predatory Muslim force. He believes UN and European observes rushed to judgment regarding the aggressive intent of the Croatian command. Far from being the attackers, Shrader concludes, the Bosnian Croats in Central Bosnia were clearly outnumbered, outgunned, and on the defensive. Surrounded by superior Muslim forces, they barely held out in their enclaves in the Lasva Valley until a cease-fire was achieved in February 1994. Although Shrader’s work is a detailed, meticulous, 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. |
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Prologue | 3 |
The Operational Milieu | 5 |
Organization of the Opposing Forces | 21 |
Command Control and Communications | 41 |
Training Doctrine and Logistics | 57 |
Prelude to Civil War in Central Bosnia | 65 |
The ABiH Probing Attack January 1993 | 73 |
The ABiH Main Attack April 1993 The Vitez Area | 83 |
Operations September 1993February 1994 | 151 |
Conclusion | 159 |
Order of Battle HVO Operative Zone Central Bosnia | 165 |
Order of Battle ABiH III Corps | 167 |
Characteristics and Capabilities of Selected Weapons Systems Used in BosniaHerzegovina 199294 | 169 |
Notes | 171 |
Glossary of Common Abbreviations | 209 |
Sources | 211 |
The ABiH Main Attack April 1993 Busovaca Kiseljak Zenica and Elsewhere | 101 |
The Continuation of the Muslim Offensive MayJune 1993 | 123 |
The Continuation of the Muslim Offensive JulyAugust 1993 | 137 |
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The Muslim-Croat Civil War in Bosnia: A Military History, 1992-1994 Charles R. Shrader Ograničeni pregled - 2003 |
The Muslim-Croat Civil War in Central Bosnia: A Military History, 1992-1994 Charles R. Shrader Ograničeni pregled - 2003 |
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