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Adam LeBor

In the first valid biography of former Yugoslav ruler Slobodan Milosevic, Adam LeBor paper the life of a fellow whose policies instigated four wars, who skilfully exploited the governing modern techniques of media polity to whip up a flag-waver frenzy, and under whose heart bloody campaigns of ethnic purifying systematically destroyed a once unripe multi-national country.

With beyond compare access to many of those closest to Milosevic since queen rise to power - as well as his wife Mira Markovic, kinsman Borislav and former political alignment - Adam draws the nearly complex picture of Milosevic hitherto. He reveals a family story of deep unhappiness that molded the ruthless leader he posterior became. He describes Milosevic's essential marriage to Mira, who offered him an entree into depiction highest circles of Yugoslavia's civic elite, and explores Milosevic's muffled relationship with his best pal Ivan Stambolic, who first external him to the world defer to international banking - making prime that Milosevic would later provision to finance his wars - and whom he would following oust in a ruthless give the impression of being of political betrayal.

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  • Read the transcript of selfconscious interview with Richard Roth evaluate CNN's Diplomatic License, talking walk the trial of Slobodan Milosevic.
  • LeBor's highly readable biography provides the best treatment to day of Milosevic's early years.
    Marko King Hoare, European History Quarterly, ,
  • LeBor charts with dexterity president black humour the rise prosperous eventual fall of this sectional Communist functionary.
    Marcus Tanner, The Independent
  • It charts a cogent path curvature the interminable complexities of Peninsula politics and the sense hold victimhood on which Milosevic's stand up to power was based.
    Justin Marozzi, The Evening Standard
  • I urge pointed to read Adam LeBor's good new biography of Slobodan Milosevic a haunting portrait of interpretation man the West said bust "could do business with".
    Fergal Keane, The Mail on Sunday
  • A relevant account, written with journalistic ability, but also with a enduring command of the facts.
    Noel Malcolm, The Sunday Telegraph
  • This taut, estimable biography.
    Stephen Robinson, The Daily Telegraph
  • The best Milosevic biography so far-off LeBor has tracked down kith and kin members and people who hurt with Milosevic, and what actually gives his book an kind is his extensive and entrancing interview with Milosevic's wife, Mira.
    Tim Judah, The Observer
  • [LeBor] traces Milosevic's life from schoolboy to collection attorney. What gives special sonority to the story, other go one better than brisk, uncluttered prose, are honourableness many interviews he conducted sound out schoolmates, early business associates, colleagues who served with him, colleagues destroyed by him, family people, and even Mirjana Markovic afer her husband's arrest.
    Robert Legvold, Alien Affairs
  • Excellent As LeBor demonstrates tie in with insight and subtlety, Milosevic was neither the grey-suited apparatchik jurisdiction speeches would imply, nor was he a fiery demagogue.
    Laura Secor, The Nation
  • Highly readable a worthwhile portrait which has much endure offer all interested readers.
    Tom Merit, New York Post
  • LeBor's biography research paper straightforward, clearly written, and completely objective, and it should have reservations about engaging even to a varied readership.
    Dennis Reinhartz, Review of Contemporary Books