Bosnia: A Short History

Bosnia: A Short History by Noel Malcolm. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780330412445.

"Bosnia: A Short History" was celebrated on its first publication as a brilliant work of history which set the terrible war in the Balkans in its full historical and political context. This revised edition has been updated with a new chapter that covers the events of 1993-1995 and remains the definitive work on the complex history of Bosnia. A quite brilliant piece of historical record-straightening. Everyone who wishes to have an opinion about Bosnia must read this book. - Niall Ferguson, "Daily Mail". Clear-sighted, authoritative and eloquent. - Dimitri Obolensky, "Times Literary Supplement". A Triumph of clarity, learning and balance. - Adrian Hastings, "New Statesman and Society". Excellent. - Paddy Ashdown, "Sunday Times". This is a splendid work of synthesis on a very complex subject, written with insight and sympathy: the best, indeed the only, informed book on a history that has become both topical and tragic. - Hugh Trevor-Roper, "Sunday Telegraph". A marvellous book, a work of great scholarship. - Margaret Thatcher.