THE BOSNIAN SERB ARMY AT WAR 1992-95

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Comprehensive history of the Bosnian Serb Army 1992-95, detailing operations, organization, personnel, equipment, combat activities and NATO involvement. Also details the establishment of the Vojske Republike Srpske largely from ethnic Serbs serving in the Yugoslav People's Army, organizational changes, and the difficulties surrounding the chain of command. An examination of the initial operations and offensives in 1992-93 is followed by descriptions of the operations in 1994 and 1995, in which ultimately NATO and United Nations forces became embroiled, leading to Operation Deliberate Force, and the final Croat-Muslim offensive causing the end of the war under the auspices of the US shuttle diplomat Richard Holbrooke. The final chapter examines the influence of the Dayton Accord, the Paris peace treaty, deployment of the NATO-led IFOR (Implementation Force), and demilitarizing of the warring parties Contains 43 black and white photos, 125 color photos, 24 color profiles, and 5 color maps.