Croatia: A History from the Middle Ages to the Present Day, Paperback/Marcus Tanner

Description In this updated edition of his acclaimed history, Marcus Tanner takes us from the first Croat principalities of the Early Middle Ages through to the country's independence in the modern era "Full of absorbing stories and important insights, Croatia deserves to be read."--Aleska Djilas, New York Times Book Review "A lucid, expert account of Croatia's past at the bloody crossroads of big-power ambitions--Turks, Austrians, Italians, Russians--leads smoothly into a riveting close-up view of the 1990s fight for independence." Boyd Tonkin, The Independent About the Author Marcus Tanner is a London-based writer, journalist, editor, and commentator, specializing in Eastern and Central Europe, the Balkans, and Celtic countries.