The army of the new Yugoslav state is much stronger than is advisable for a stable state It lasted exactly 50 years. The army that used to be Yugoslav and which believed it was the people’s, was created in 1941 as a guerrilla formation, emerging out of World War II as the winner. The Communist bliss lasted for 45 years. […]

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