A biography of Baron Mihajlo Mikasinovic, a general of Serbian origin in the Austrian Army, provides an insight into the context of the mid-eighteenth century lives of Serbs on the Military Frontier ("Vojna Krajina") of Austro-Hungary and the many-sided aspects of their struggle. The key dimension of this struggle is found in the role of ethnic Serb officers in the military organization and campaigns of this part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. -Branko Mikasinovich **** Those who review books, and those who write them, know - or hope in their core - that books can change lives, change entire...

This book provides concise and objective background on former Yugoslavia and events leading to the Yugoslav crisis, conflict and disintegration of the country. The book was one of the earliest voices of unbiased approach and writing when most of the Western politicians and media disregarded reality and genuine causes of the Yugoslav civil war. "Yugoslavia: Crisis and Disintegration" received North America Society for Serbian Studies: NASSS (an organizational member of the Association for Slavic, East European and Euroasian Studies) prestigious "Misha Djordjevic" Literary Award as 1995 Book of...