Broken Lives - A Personal View of the Bosnian Conflict

One of the most outspoken and articulate critics of the atrocities of the war in the former Yugoslavia, Colonel Bob Stewart led the British UN contingent to provide succour to the broken lives of the Bosnian people on every side. In this compelling account of his six-month tour in Bosnia, Bob tells the full story of his experiences frequently under enemy fire in this terrible war and provides an incisive understanding of an ethnic struggle few can fathom and the West is, it seems, powerless to stop. Following in the footsteps of General Sir Peter de la Billiere's Storm Command, and mapping out the role of the UN in the new world order, Broken Lives meticulously recreates the British Army's campaign with insights into every decision taken by the commander in the field...