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Below please find a collected list of primary works such as war journals, memoirs and other books<\/strong>. This list is in no way complete; however, it draws upon Bosniak authors as well as western journalists who were witness to the events of the Bosnian War and serves as a starting point for further research. Further down the page you will find local news reporting from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, documents from the National Security Archives and JFK Library, and a set of primary source databases.<\/p>\n

Roy Gutman, A Witness to Genocide<\/em> (New York: Macmillan, 1993)\u00a0 [This book is not a memoir, but a collection of Gutman’s reporting in Bosnia from 1992.]<\/p>\n

Zlatko Dizdarevic, Sarajevo: A War Journal<\/em> (New York: Fromm Intl, 1993)<\/p>\n

Zlata Filipovi\u0107, Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo <\/em>(New York: Penguin Group, 1994)<\/p>\n

Senahid Halilovic, The Fate of Srebrenica <\/em>(California: CreateSpace Publishing, 1995)<\/p>\n

Emir Suljagi\u0107, Postcards from the Grave (London: Saqi Books, 2005)<\/p>\n

Nadja Halilbegovich, My Childhood Under Fire: A Sarajevo Diary<\/em> (Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2006)<\/p>\n

Judith Armatta, Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic<\/em> (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2010)<\/p>\n

Snje\u017eana Marinkovi\u0107, Born in Sarajevo <\/em>(San Antonio, TX: Gypsy Shadow Publishing Company, 2011)<\/p>\n

Atka Reid and Hana Schofield, Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival<\/em> (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011)<\/p>\n

Barbara Demick, Logavina Street<\/em> (New York: Random House, 2012)<\/p>\n

Kenan Trebincevic, The Bosnia List: A Memoir of War, Exile, and Return<\/em> (New York: Penguin Group, 2014)<\/p>\n

Hasan Hasanovi\u0107, Surviving Srebrenica <\/em>(United Kingdom: The Lumphanan Press, 2016)<\/p>\n

Mirsad Solakovic, The Boy Who Said Nothing: A Child’s Story of Fleeing Conflict<\/em> (Chicago: John Blake Publishing, 2017)<\/p>\n

Nadija Mujagic, Immigrated: A Memoir<\/em> (Omaha, NE: Pioneer Publishing, 2021)<\/p>\n

Amra Sabic-El-Rayess and Laura L. Sullivan, The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, And Survival<\/em> (New York: Bloombury Children\u2019s Books, 2020)<\/p>\n

Scott O’Grady with Jeff Coplon, Return with Honor <\/em>(New York: Doubleday, 1995)<\/p>\n

Julia Lieblich and Esad Boskailo, Wounded I Am More Awake: Finding Meaning after Terror <\/em>(Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2012).<\/p>\n

Clea Koff, The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist’s Search for Truth in The Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, And Kosovo <\/em>(New York: Random House, 2004)<\/p>\n

Aleksandar Hemon, The Book of My Lives <\/em>(New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013)\u00a0 [A collection of short stories all pertaining to the Bosnian War and Genocide.]<\/p>\n

Kofi Annan with Nader Mousavizadeh, Interventions: A Life in War and Peace <\/em>(New York: Penguin Press, 2012)<\/p>\n

Eric Greitens, \u201cBosnia,\u201d in The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, The Making of a Navy SEAL <\/em>(New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011), 47-64.<\/p>\n

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Below is a list of newspaper articles<\/strong> published in the local journal The Sentinel<\/em>: a daily newspaper based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, serving the Harrisburg\/Carlisle metropolitan area.* These articles encompass reports of hardships faced in the construction of the Bosniaks Islamic Cultural Center and other stories pertaining to the Carlisle-based Bosniak community. These articles are listed in chronological order (oldest to newest).<\/p>\n

Sandy Evans, \u201cGifts Arrive in Bosnia,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Mar. 6, 2003. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Gifts-Arrive-In-Bosnia\/Article_Edd66041-3c8d-5a58-866e-704e5c922dd1.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

John Hilton, \u201cNew Citizens Had Hard Work, Many Changes,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Jun. 14, 2003.Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/New-Citizens-Had-Hard-Work-Many-Changes\/Article_F24d4c24-C0b7-5fc0-B6b4-7fc6a94d4b58.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Tiffany Pakkala, \u201cBosnian Native Goes All Out Preparing Feast,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Nov. 5, 2003. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Bosnian-Native-Goes-All-Out-Preparing-Feast\/Article_24be299d-9d6c-5738-Ba7b-52f0e69b7ae8.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Tatiana Zarnowski, \u201cFamilies Work to Help Bosnian,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), May 10, 2005. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Families-Work-To-Help-Bosnian\/Article_515b5775-A7d6-5db9-95e0-7753db117db0.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

John Hilton, \u201cBosnian Immigrants to Gain Citizenship,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Jun. 7, 2005. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Bosnian-Immigrants-To-Gain-Citizenship\/Article_29c8f208-56b5-5612-Bf8e-6fcb0a13c87a.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Tatiana Zarnowski, \u201cImmigrants Proud of American Offspring,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Jun. 8, 2005. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Immigrants-Proud-Of-American-Offspring\/Article_36624f22-75ec-5761-9c79-699b0c24ab93.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Sean Smyth, \u201cBosnian Family Wins Citizenship,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Sep. 12, 2005. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Bosnian-Family-Wins-Citizenship\/Article_39d880f3-7591-5444-Add5-78058534ac8b.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

John Hilton, \u201cNew Americans: 50 Sworn in from 20 Countries,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Jun. 8, 2007. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/New-Americans\/Article_Bed81e45-E2ae-504a-93e9-053c57f3cb01.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Andrea Ciccocioppo, \u201cIslamic Center Near OK On Alexander Spring Road,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Mar. 19, 2008. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Islamic-Center-Near-Ok-On-Alexander-Spring-Road\/Article_137321da-72c1-51ac-B85c-Cc16d46f5a3a.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Sentinel Staff, \u201cSentinel Morning Update: Objectors Open Case Against Newville Road Terminal,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Mar. 19, 2008. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Sentinel-Morning-Update-Objectors-Open-Case-Against-Newville-Road-Terminal\/Article_5b9966c7-Dc84-52da-Bf7a-5dbdf2add652.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Daniel Walmer, \u201cWest Pennsboro Township Officials Vote Down Bosniak[s] Cemetery,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Mar. 23, 2015. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Local\/West-Pennsboro-Township-Officials-Vote-Down-Bosniak-Cemetery\/Article_C8586d8b-3f64-50ad-Bd1a-420fb804a275.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

John Maietta, \u201cGuest Editorial: Lessons from Bosnia,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Aug. 20, 2015. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/Print-Specific\/Column\/Guest-Editorial-Lessons-From-Bosnia\/Article_B310cd85-3eda-5304-910b-F72188b97169.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Joseph Cress, \u201cClub at Bellaire Teaches Students About Preserving a Culture,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Oct. 23, 2015. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Local\/Communities\/Carlisle\/Club-At-Bellaire-Teaches-Students-About-Preserving-A-Culture\/Article_88fe7715-64cd-587f-A2d4-E4d737693aa8.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Jake Austin, \u201cCedar Cliff Senior Uses Dance to Express Culture,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Dec. 20, 2015. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Local\/Teen_Of_The_Week\/Cedar-Cliff-Senior-Uses-Dance-To-Express-Culture\/Article_Bf12bdf2-1a4a-54d9-B2cd-835a455a1286.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Mallory Merda, \u201cSemsa Alic Finds Her Peace After Surviving Bosnian War,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Jan. 31, 2016. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/Sports\/High-School\/Wrestling\/Semsa-Alic-Finds-Her-Peace-After-Surviving-Bosnian-War\/Article_Be047bb5-9db7-5393-8858-D0685b5eb636.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Joshua Vaughn, \u201cAsk\/Answered: Fate of Islamic Cemetery,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), May 4, 2016. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Opinion\/Blogs\/Ask_Answer\/Ask-Answered-Fate-Of-Islamic-Cemetery\/Article_F77069cf-A315-54ec-B1ce-D9b11d1cdeb3.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Joshua Vaughn, \u201cOne Carlisle: Tackling Cultural Segregation in Carlisle,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Feb. 17, 2017. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Local\/Communities\/Carlisle\/One-Carlisle-Tackling-Cultural-Segregation-In-Carlisle\/Article_98b6d799-Accb-5361-80d4-F4b3492e95b6.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Mallory Merda, \u201cFueled by Parents’ Stories from Bosnian War, Cedar Cliff’s Sarija Brgulja Paved a Road to a Better Future,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), May 31, 2017. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/Sports\/High-School\/Soccer\/Fueled-By-Parents-Stories-From-Bosnian-War-Cedar-Cliffs-Sarija-Brgulja-Paved-A-Road-To\/Article_8c725477-567b-5f00-Ab8a-E4b5d15825c4.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Sentinel Staff, \u201cYWCA Carlisle, Bosnian Community Center to Host Free Community Dinner,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Aug. 30, 2017. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Local\/Ywca-Carlisle-Bosnian-Community-Center-To-Host-Free-Community-Dinner\/Article_6da1c474-57e0-5afa-8d27-7787b67d7f62.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Tammie Gitt, \u201cCumberland County Top 10: Faith Plays Vital Role in Cumberland County Life,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Feb. 26, 2018. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/Cumberland-County-Top-10-Faith-Plays-Vital-Role-In-Cumberland-County-Life\/Article_557e37fe-87cc-5553-A8db-0020b86a00c1.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Tammie Gitt, \u201cCarlisle Event Focuses on Bosnian Genocide and Path to Justice, Hope,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Oct. 14, 2019. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Local\/Communities\/Carlisle\/Carlisle-Event-Focuses-On-Bosnian-Genocide-And-Path-To-Justice-Hope\/Article_3759066f-6926-5eea-B9fe-0cba08ae31f2.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Tammie Gitt, \u201cCarlisle Bosnian Community to Mark 26th Anniversary of Massacre with Walk, Program,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Jul. 8, 2021. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Local\/Communities\/Carlisle\/Carlisle-Bosnian-Community-To-Mark-26th-Anniversary-Of-Massacre-With-Walk-Program\/Article_671710f7-Ec5e-5b9a-98c7-3bacf4fb8326.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

Tammie Gitt, \u201cCarlisle Community Gathers to Commemorate 26th Anniversary of Bosnian Massacre,\u201d The Sentinel<\/em> (Carlisle, PA), Jul. 11, 2021. Https:\/\/Cumberlink.Com\/News\/Local\/Communities\/Carlisle\/Carlisle-Community-Gathers-To-Commemorate-26th-Anniversary-Of-Bosnian-Massacre\/Article_935f8f89-7930-5f49-B2c7-3c0a9e2d86af.Html<\/a><\/p>\n

*Please note that most of these articles are behind a paywall. However, The Sentinel <\/em>offers a range of affordable and short-term subscription options. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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In the year 2003, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library and Museum<\/strong> held a series of forums touching upon international hardships faced in the past decade and the US response. Two of these forums <\/strong>discussed the Bosnian war and feature opinions and insight from renowned experts. These are listed below in chronological order.<\/p>\n

John Shattuck, \u201cBystanders to Genocide\u201d (Forum, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Washington, DC., February 3, 2003). https:\/\/www.jfklibrary.org\/events-and-awards\/forums\/past-forums\/transcripts\/bystanders-to-genocide-forum<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul Kerk, \u201cHuman Rights Wars and America\u2019s Response\u201d (Forum, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Washington, DC., December 9, 2003).https:\/\/www.jfklibrary.org\/events-and-awards\/forums\/past-forums\/transcripts\/human-rights-wars-and-americas-response<\/a><\/p>\n

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The National Security Archive<\/strong> is a key database for any researcher investigating US and UN response to the events of the Bosnian War. Below is a collected list of a few government reports and correspondences. These are not all the sources the archive has to offer (in either print or in a digital form) however, they represent the diversity of the archive and serve as a reference point.<\/p>\n

William Clinton and Boris Yeltsin, \u201cMemorandum of Telephone Conversation, President Bill Clinton and President Boris Yeltsin,\u201d William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum<\/em>, October 5, 1993. https:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/document\/19811-national-security-archive-doc-07-memorandum<\/a><\/p>\n

United Nations, \u201cUnited Nations Security Council, Statue of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia,\u201d May 25, 1993. https:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/document\/18561-national-security-archive-united-nations<\/a><\/p>\n

Lieutenant General Rupert Smith to Main Staff of the Republika Srpska Army, \u201cWarning to the Bosnian Serbs,\u201d UNPROFOR<\/em>, Jul 9, 1995. https:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/document\/15901-document-02-warning-bosnian-serbs<\/a><\/p>\n

Ratko Mladic of the Republika Srpska Army to Lieutenant General Rupert Smith, \u201cRe: Warning to the Bosnian Serbs,\u201d UNPROFOR<\/em>, Jul 10, 1995.https:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/document\/15906-document-07-letter-mladic-smith<\/a><\/p>\n

Col. Thom Karremans, \u201cDeteriorating Situation in Srebrenica,\u201d International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY), <\/em>Jul 9, 1995. https:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/document\/15900-document-01-deteriorating-situation-srebrenica<\/a><\/p>\n

Alexander (Sandy) Vershbow to Tony Lake, \u201cMassacres at Srebrenica,\u201d Clinton Library and The National Security Archive FOIA<\/em>, Jul 25, 1995. https:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/document\/15912-document-13-massacres-srebrenica<\/a><\/p>\n

The Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, \u201cGeneral Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Dayton Agreement,\u201d The United Nations, <\/em>Nov. 29, 1995. https:\/\/peacemaker.un.org\/sites\/peacemaker.un.org\/files\/BA_951121_DaytonAgreement.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, \u201cProsecutor v. Slobodan Milo\u0161evic,\u201d Decision on Motion for Judgment of Acquittal, June 16, 2004. https:\/\/nsarchive.gwu.edu\/document\/18509-national-security-archive-international-criminal<\/a><\/p>\n

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The list below compiles primary-source databases<\/strong> as well as previous completed and ongoing projects<\/strong> that tell the stories of those who experienced and witnessed the Bosnian war of the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Boston University Bosnian Genocide database: https:\/\/library.bu.edu\/genocides\/bosnia<\/a><\/p>\n

EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History (Selected Transcriptions, Facsimiles and Translations) database on the History of Bosnia and Herzegovina: https:\/\/eudocs.lib.byu.edu\/index.php\/History_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina:_Primary_Documents#Independence_and_Bosnian_War_.281992.E2.80.931995.29<\/a><\/p>\n

Clinton Digital Library\u2019s Bosnian Declassified Records related to the Director of Central Intelligence Interagency Balkan Task Force (BTF): https:\/\/clinton.presidentiallibraries.us\/collections\/show\/37<\/a><\/p>\n

The United Nations digital archive for sources relating to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: https:\/\/www.icty.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Remembering Srebrenica: a collection of survivor accounts and testimonies: https:\/\/srebrenica.org.uk\/category\/survivor-stories<\/a><\/p>\n

44 Months Under Siege: A digital timeline chronicling the Siege of Sarajevo with video interviews and news footage for each month of the siege: https:\/\/mjeseciopsade.detektor.ba\/en<\/a><\/p>\n

The AP digital archive includes videos depicting the war, refugee experiences, grave exhumation attempts and the collapse of the Geneva Peace Plan: http:\/\/www.aparchive.com\/compilationsclipreel\/41675\/19606\/conflicts_te<\/a><\/p>\n

Bosnia Herzegovinian Newspapers: Database of 20 newspapers out of Bosnia as well as the Balkan region (sources in Serbian, Bosnian, English and Russian) https:\/\/onlinenewspapers.com\/bosnia-herzegovina.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n

Collection of historical maps of Bosnia collected by the University of Texas at Austin: https:\/\/maps.lib.utexas.edu\/maps\/bosnia.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Many public libraries have extensive archives or on-location collections that discuss the Bosnian War or Bosnian immigration to America in some capacity. Consider checking availability at local branches, or consider the Philadelphia Public Library system: https:\/\/www.freelibrary.org\/<\/a> (Note that most of the sources that can be found here are designated for only \u201cin-library\u201d use.)<\/p>\n

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