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<p><p>"This is a 3-in-1 bargain&#58; a gripping tale of adventure; a solid contribution to the history of World War II; and an illuminating introduction to the contemporary tragedy of Yugoslavia." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lindsay's memoirs are largely based on newly declassified materials. 25 illustrations.<p></p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>Lindsay's memoir of his experiences as an American OSS officer with Tito's Partisans stands as a classic work of Resistance literature, but the book's overriding importance lies in its clarification of the ethnic/religious tensions that led to the present Balkan tragedy. Lindsay describes the two competing WW II resistance movements in Yugoslavia, both dedicated to engaging German forces needed elsewhere but with different postwar goals. Tito planned to turn the country into a Moscow-directed communist state; his rival, Chetnik leader Draza Mikhailovic, was determined to restore the monarchy and to continue the prewar dominance by the Serbs. On this basis, a civil war raged throughout the land even as the rivals fought against the German occupation. ``The ethnic hatred that fueled the communal violence,'' writes the author, ``seemed deeply e

Author

Lindsay, Franklin, 1916-

Publisher

Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804721233

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir