Det er sommeren 1982 og Beirut er under belejring. 18-årige Ivans forældre er lige blevet evakueret fra byen med andre medlemmer af Den Palæstinensiske Befrielsesorganisation. Ivan bliver i byen og bliver venner med Eli, en norsk fysioterapeut. Men begivenhederne tager en ubehag…
Det er sommeren 1982 og Beirut er under belejring. 18-årige Ivans forældre er lige blevet evakueret fra byen med andre medlemmer af Den Palæstinensiske Befrielsesorganisation. Ivan bliver i byen og bliver venner med Eli, en norsk fysioterapeut. Men begivenhederne tager en ubehag…
A world-renowned novelist describes what it was like living through the Biafran War in Nigeria from 1967-1970, detailing the horror of those terrible years and discussing what that time has come to mean for him as a writer
Analyzes many puzzling aspects of the Civil War, from its mismatched sides to the absence of decisive outcomes for dozens of skirmishes, and offers insight into the war's psychology, ideology, and economics while discussing the pivotal roles of leadership and geography
Examines the depth and scale of the colonization process and explains why the Algerian War was one of the longest and most violent of the decolonization struggles, bringing down four governments, ending the Fourth Republic, and miring the French Army in accusations of torture an…
Days of the Fall takes the reader into the heart of the wars in Syria and Iraq. The book combines frontline reporting with analysis of the deeper causes and effects of the conflict
Alfabetisk opslagsværk om personer og begivenheder fra krigen i ex-Jugoslavien, specielt fra krigen i Bosnien 1992-1995
In this raw and unflinching memoir, Joanna not only provides an eye-witness account of this devastating war but also reveals the personal cost of the battles she has fought on and off the frontlines
Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict. It has since become a fractured warzone which operates as a breeding ground for new terrorist movements including ISIS as well as the root cause of the greatest refugee crisis in modern history. In thi…
This volume explores the nature of civil war in the modern world and in historical perspective. Civil wars represent the principal form of armed conflict since the end of the Second World War, and certainly in the contemporary era. The nature and impact of civil wars suggests th…
Historisk bakgrund: Etniska skillnader omvandlas till politik - Den förkoloniala perioden - Den koloniale eran - De sociala och politiska revolterna - Den andra republiken Folkmordet och dagens situation Korta fakta om Rwanda
In 2012, Jonathan Littell went to the heart of the Syrian conflict, embedding himself with the Free Syria-Army in the historic city of Homs. He watched from the front line as the city was ruthlessly pummeled by Assad's forces before it finally surrendered. His urgent notebooks o…
