History

2021-06-09 00:34:16 Mladić came to prominence during the Yugoslav Wars as a skilled and brave general in the eyes of his troops. He was part of the campaign to secure Serb territory (for Republika Srpska) in Bosnia and Herzegovina as Yugoslavia collapsed. In 1994 fortunes changed when the Croatians and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the latter comprised mostly of Bosnian Muslims, Bosniaks) joined forces and the war reached a stalemate. The war was ended by the Dayton Accords. The war featured the first case of genocide in Europe since WWII, and was marked by atrocities on all sides, especially by the Serbs.

Mladić became known as the "Butcher of Bosnia" for his unashamed ethnic cleansing. In particular, he was behind the brutal Siege of Sarajevo, the longest siege (April 1992 - February 1996) of a capital city in modern times. Unrestricted shelling of Sarajevo, combined with sniping campaigns against citizens, led to a death toll of about five and a half thousand civilians. Units under his command also perpetrated the Srebrenica massacre, in which over eight thousand Bosniak men and boys were massacred. Open / Comment

2021-06-09 00:34:16 General Ratko Mladić, a Bosnian Serb, was yesterday sentenced to life in prison for one count of genocide, five of war crimes and four for violating the laws of war. Open / Comment

2021-06-08 01:50:02 https://thefineprint.scschooloflaw.org/buying-a-bride-a-closer-look-at-the-matrimonial-practice-that-helped-build-the-united-states/ Open / Comment

2021-06-08 01:49:58 A group of men in Montana, US., c. 1901 (National Park Service, Glacier National Park Archives). Taken from this article; Open / Comment

2021-06-08 01:48:33 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57379704 Open / Comment

2021-06-07 00:37:07 https://www.britishnormandymemorial.org/ Open / Comment

2021-06-07 00:36:03 https://www.britishnormandymemorial.org/ Open / Comment

2021-06-07 00:35:59 I have already posted a fair amount about D-Day, of which today is the anniversary. However, I wanted to briefly draw attention to the unveiling of the British memorial in France today, which features not only the names of the dead on the day, but also those who died in the ensuing days. Open / Comment

2021-06-06 01:21:37 Bowles was eventually deceived into attending a meeting where he was captured. Imprisoned by the Spanish on Cuba, he went on hunger strike which he deliberately allowed to kill him.
His short-lived republic nonetheless revealed the collapse of Spanish control of Florida. Open / Comment

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