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The early 1990s saw Europe's first conflict for almost 40 years when bitter fighting broke out in the former Yugoslav republic. Colonel Colm Doyle of the Irish Army found himself in the midst of this appalling civil war when in October 1991 he became first a European Community Monitor and almost immediately Head of the Monitor Mission in besieged Sarajevo. After six months he was appointed Personal Representative to Lord Carrington, Chairman of the Peace Conference on Yugoslavia. In this overdue memoir, he describes his role mediating, negotiating and persuading political and military leaders of all sides to halt the seemingly inexorable path to all-out war. He arranged ceasefires, visited prisoner-of-war camps, extricated election monitors and organised hostage releases. His experiences made him a key witness at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague at the trials of Milosevic, Mladic and Karadzic. With his unprecedented access, Doyle's personal account can claim to be one of the most significant works on the brutal Bosnian War. AUTHOR: During Colonel Colm Doyle's career with the Irish Defence Forces, he served with the United Nations in Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria. He was Chief in Staff of the Military Division at the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York; Director of Public Relations for the Defence Forces and Commandant of both the UN Training School, Ireland and the Military College. His experiences with the EU in Bosnia are the subject of this book. He holds a Master's Degree in International Studies from Limerick University. Married he has four adult children. 16 pages of b/w plates

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During Colonel Colm Doyle's career with the Irish Defence Forces, he served with the United Nations in Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria. He was Chief in Staff of the Military Division at the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York; Director of Public Relations for the Defence Forces and Commandant of both the UN Training School, Ireland and the Military College. His experiences with the EU in Bosnia are the subject of this book. He holds a Master's Degree in International Studies from Limerick University. Married he has four adult children.

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