Roads from Sarajevo British Army Operations in Bosnia 1995-1996

by Ben Barry

Between 1992 and 1995 the United Nation's operations in Bosnia's long and bloody civil war had only limited success. The mandate was restrictive, ruthless warlords had the initiative and many of the UN's contingents were neither equipped nor trained for the dangerous and volatile environment of the biggest war in Europe since 1945. Yet by the summer of 1996 NATO achieved military dominance throughout the country, the cease-fire had held for half a year and the faction armies had withdrawn to barracks.

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