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Shadowplay: Behind the Lines and Under Fire
- The Inside Story of Europe's Last War
- Narrated by: Tim Marshall
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
A gripping eyewitness account of a major 20th-century military conflict by the UK's most popular writer on geopolitics.
The shattering of Yugoslavia in the 1990s showed that, after nearly 50 years of peace, war could return to Europe. It came to its bloody conclusion in Kosovo in 1999.
Tim Marshall, then diplomatic editor at Sky News, was on the ground covering the Kosovo War. This is his illuminating account of how events unfolded, a thrilling journalistic memoir drawing on personal experience, eyewitness accounts, and interviews with intelligence officials from five countries.
Twenty years on from the war's end, with the rise of Russian power, a weakened NATO and stalled EU expansion, this story is more relevant than ever, as questions remain about the possibility of conflict on European soil. Utterly gripping, this is Tim Marshall at his very best: behind the lines, under fire, and full of the insight that has made him one of Britain's foremost writers on geopolitics.
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- Mr. S. M. Howard
- 25-02-22
Excellent. I always wondered what really happened
And now I know. well put together and very informative. good pace and kept me interested
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- B. Novak
- 10-04-22
Well done Tim
Good overview. It was a pleasure listening. Greetings from a Serbian expat in China
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- Korbin Collins
- 22-09-23
Great
Great story about the kosovo serb war. Authors writing and performance speaking is very engaging
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- Anonymous User
- 28-09-20
Top tier!
Tim's voice and way of talking makes this book go from great to amazing. I loved every minute.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-08-22
wonderful
This book is not only report of events before, during and after the long lasting war in Yugoslavia; it is also about memories. For a journalist to see war crimes, feel them and live in a war zone must be hard and I believe will for always mark him.
I knew about this war and how some politicians ended up in front of the Hague and eventually in jail, however, it is strange that NATO Generals, UK, Germany, USA decision makers involved in the death of civilians never answered and we're never prosecuted.
This book is good for anyone looking to know in details what was happening during those time in Serbia and during the war and collapse of Yugoslavia.
The narration was great and had sometimes few more words of information than what was written in the book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-10-22
Exceptional!
Exceptionally well balanced in terms of intimate detail and geopolitical context. Told in a sensitive but good-humoured way. Very hard to do and perfectly executed!
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- Anonymous User
- 23-09-22
Not Tim’s best
The book contains too little facts and analysis and a lot of the authors personal experiences. The author tries to be entertaining but fails. Still there are some relevant accounts of the Kosovo crisis in 1999.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-02-20
Fantastic insight
Marshall manages the impressive feat of providing an account of Europe's last war that is at times particularly personal, but always detailed and informative. The narration by Marshall also helps, delivered with his usual gusto. Thoroughly enjoyable, 5 star.
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- John Gould
- 08-05-21
Awesome
loved it. listened to it in a week. what is the next best one to choose?
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- Liam_H
- 24-02-22
Superb
A great listen. Cover a big gap in my knowledge of the history of the 20th century. Well read too
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