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Author Holbrooke, Richard C., 1941-2010.

Title To end a war / Richard Holbrooke
Edition First edition
Published New York : Random House, [1998]
©1998

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Description xx, 408 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents 1. The Most Dangerous Road in Europe (August 15-21, 1995) -- 2. "The Greatest Collective Failure ..." (1991-93) -- 3. A Personal Prelude (1992) -- 4. Bonn to Washington (1993-94) -- 5. From Decline to Disaster (September 1994-August 1995) -- 6. Pale's Challenge (August 22-28) -- 7. Bombing and Breakthrough (August 28-31) -- 8. The Longest Weekend (September 1-4) -- 9. Geneva (September 5-8) -- 10. The Siege of Sarajevo Ends (September 9-14) -- 11. The Western Offensive (September 14-20) -- 12. Drama in New York (September 18-26) -- 13. Cease-fire (September 27-October 5) -- 14. Choosing Dayton, Getting Ready (October 5-25) -- 15. Decisions with Consequences (October 25-31) -- 16. Going in Circles (November 1-9) -- 17. "Peace in a Week" (November 10-17) -- 18. Showdown (November 18-21) -- 19. Slow Start (November 21, 1995-February 21, 1996) -- 20. Disaster and Progress (February 1996-April 1998) -- 21. America, Europe, and Bosnia
Summary When President Clinton sent Richard Holbrooke to Bosnia as America's chief negotiator in late 1995, he took a gamble that would eventually redefine his presidency. But there was no saying then, at the height of the war, that Holbrooke's mission would succeed. The odds were strongly against it. This book is Holbrooke's gripping inside account of his mission, of the decisive months when, belatedly and reluctantly but ultimately decisively, the United States reasserted its moral authority and leadership and ended Europe's worst war in over half a century. To End a War reveals many important new details of how America made this historic decision
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-388) and index
Subject Holbrooke, Richard C., 1941-2010.
Holbrooke, Richard
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Diplomatic history.
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Personal narratives, American.
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Bosnia and Herzegovina.
SUBJECT Bosnia and Herzegovina -- History -- 1992- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004317
LC no. 97045741
ISBN 037550057X (alk. paper)