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# Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-95

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Buy Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-95 1 by Sacco, Joe, Hitchens, Christopher (ISBN: 9780224080897) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Original and Informative on various levels. - For anyone who 'missed' the war this is an immense read from both a very localised perspective but also it gives the overall picture and causes of the conflict. One could be forgiven for dismissing the 'comic' book style outright but I can only confirm with others that it is a masterly approach to bringing a conflict to life. It is a work of art on one level and a literary one also. I was old enough to understand the war when it took place but found that it was delivered on the news in a way that failed to illustrate the causes and therefore without the foundations to understand what was going on it passed me by. I bought this together with Martin Bell's ( BBC journalist) 'In Harms Way'. Both are great books in their own right and I now feel enlightened and have a far greater understanding that would enable me to hold my own in any discussion about it. I have also bought the memoirs of Colonel Bob Stewart, who commanded the 1st Cheshire's in their tour as UN peacekeepers, but am yet to read it. This tragic episode in post WW" history has largely been passed over although its repercussions are still being contested in the Court at Hague and the Dutch Courts because of their guilt over the atrocities that they could have perhaps prevented. Any doubts...don't have...buy it.
Review: I'll keep it short... - I have only recently discovered Sacco's works and it pains me, because had I discovered his graphic novels while I was at university, they would have made for interesting background reading for some of the subjects I came to study. Safe Area Gorazde is thought provoking and at times hard to read, if only because it paints a vivid and unapologetic image of the hardships and betrayals that the Islamic people's of Gorazde (and the wider Bosnia) faced during a the early nineties. Do not be disheartened however, as light relief is easily found in the inspiring characters Sacco surrounds himself with over the course of his visits. The overarching story this piece ultimately tells is one of the United Nations' ineptitude throughout the majority of the bloody affair that is the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the resultant Balkan war. At times I found myself more appalled at Western inactivity than at Serbian atrocities. Sacco may well stand as one of the UN's most ardent critics, even if poorly acknowledged.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 280,581 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 601 in Cartooning 630 in Graphic Arts in Illustration 13,313 in Comics & Graphic Novels by Genre |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (304) |
| Dimensions  | 19 x 1.6 x 25.5 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 022408089X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0224080897 |
| Item weight  | 607 g |
| Language  | English |
| Part of Series  | Safe Area Gorazde |
| Print length  | 236 pages |
| Publication date  | 12 April 2007 |
| Publisher  | Jonathan Cape |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Original and Informative on various levels.
*by T***Y on 19 July 2014*

For anyone who 'missed' the war this is an immense read from both a very localised perspective but also it gives the overall picture and causes of the conflict. One could be forgiven for dismissing the 'comic' book style outright but I can only confirm with others that it is a masterly approach to bringing a conflict to life. It is a work of art on one level and a literary one also. I was old enough to understand the war when it took place but found that it was delivered on the news in a way that failed to illustrate the causes and therefore without the foundations to understand what was going on it passed me by. I bought this together with Martin Bell's ( BBC journalist) 'In Harms Way'. Both are great books in their own right and I now feel enlightened and have a far greater understanding that would enable me to hold my own in any discussion about it. I have also bought the memoirs of Colonel Bob Stewart, who commanded the 1st Cheshire's in their tour as UN peacekeepers, but am yet to read it. This tragic episode in post WW" history has largely been passed over although its repercussions are still being contested in the Court at Hague and the Dutch Courts because of their guilt over the atrocities that they could have perhaps prevented. Any doubts...don't have...buy it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I'll keep it short...
*by D***T on 6 July 2013*

I have only recently discovered Sacco's works and it pains me, because had I discovered his graphic novels while I was at university, they would have made for interesting background reading for some of the subjects I came to study. Safe Area Gorazde is thought provoking and at times hard to read, if only because it paints a vivid and unapologetic image of the hardships and betrayals that the Islamic people's of Gorazde (and the wider Bosnia) faced during a the early nineties. Do not be disheartened however, as light relief is easily found in the inspiring characters Sacco surrounds himself with over the course of his visits. The overarching story this piece ultimately tells is one of the United Nations' ineptitude throughout the majority of the bloody affair that is the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the resultant Balkan war. At times I found myself more appalled at Western inactivity than at Serbian atrocities. Sacco may well stand as one of the UN's most ardent critics, even if poorly acknowledged.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant author
*by R***J on 14 October 2024*

Great way to get younger folk interested in international affairs

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