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Shadowplay: Behind the Lines and Under Fire

The Inside Story of Europe's Last War

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By: Tim Marshall
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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. 19th Century Christianity Military Modern War Thought-Provoking Russia Imperialism Soviet Union United Kingdom Middle East
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i simply had to go on and on. will go back now and take it all pm board more slowly.

Fascinating

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While Marshall’s other books are good this is absolutely fantastic. The human touch of Marshall’s self deprecating humour is brilliant! It makes the book real and interesting, while also having fantastic content!

Amusing and informative

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I enjoyed this book and the content put swathes of new perspective on what I thought I knew about the Balkan conflict and also what I simply believed I knew but didn't.
My problem was more fundamental than the story however. Tim Marshall narrated this himself but in my view this was not wise. Frequently throughout the narration he sounded as if he was recording the story and trying eat his lunch at the same time. He had a habit champing slightly between sentences and occasionally "smacking" his gums. A story of this quality deserves a presentation that allows the listener to hear the narrative without these distractions which are harmless in themselves but annoying, sometimes intensely so.

Great account but narrator quite annoying at times

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Good first hand account into the Kosovo war. I was expecting a little more depth and background. I also didn’t really enjoy the narration, I found it a little laid back, which is a little unfair as it’s read by the author so would be spoken as it is written..Worth a listen though

Good First hand account

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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!

Exceptional!

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