The centenary of the "Great War" not only inspired the memory on this "great seminal catastrophe of this century", but has also reopened the question of its interpretation and description. Within these discussions the Balkans have also gained an increased importance. Following the concept of a "modern" military-history, the volume puts the "event, experiences and memory" at its center and thus seeks to integrate South-Eastern Europe more into the comparative picture of the "Great War". Die 100-jahrige Wiederkehr des Ersten Weltkriegs hat nicht nur die Erinnerung an diese "Urkatastrophe" des 20. Jahrhunderts beflugelt, sondern auch scheinbar ausdiskutierte Fragen seiner Beschreibung und Deutung neuerlich belebt. Dabei hat mit dem Balkan auch derjenige Raum an Bedeutung gewonnen, von dem der Krieg seinen Ausgangspunkt genommen hat. Der Band beleuchtet "Ereignis, Erfahrung und Erinnerung" an den Krieg der Jahre 1914 bis 1918 auf dem Balkan und tragt damit zu einer noch starkeren Integration Sudosteuropas in das Bild des "Grossen Krieges" bei.

For the past thirty years, Sabrina P. Ramet has been a frequent visitor to Yugoslavia and has conducted extensive fieldwork, consisting of both interviews and archival research. This volume brings together some of her best work on Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia, written over a period of twenty-five years, tracing the story of how Yugoslavia sank into its final crisis, how the West responded, and how these three republics have coped with post-communist transition.