If you are looking for a summary of the more recent conflicts that reshaped the modern map of the region, these posts provide excellent narrative overviews.

(Wilbur's Travels): A personal take that focuses on the "confusing" nature of who was fighting whom, specifically highlighting the sieges in Bosnia and the roles of UN peacekeepers.

These posts focus on the two sharp conflicts that served as the "prelude" to World War I.

(TIME Archive): An evocative piece that uses 100-year-old journalistic accounts to describe the brutal conditions of the early 20th-century frontlines. 3. Specialized & Alternative Perspectives Balkan Wars campaign begins at Sarantaporo

(Kathmandu & Beyond): This is a highly-regarded summary for travelers and history buffs. It breaks down the complex dissolution of Yugoslavia into digestible sections, from the independence of Slovenia and Croatia to the Kosovo conflict.

Balkan Wars File

If you are looking for a summary of the more recent conflicts that reshaped the modern map of the region, these posts provide excellent narrative overviews.

(Wilbur's Travels): A personal take that focuses on the "confusing" nature of who was fighting whom, specifically highlighting the sieges in Bosnia and the roles of UN peacekeepers.

These posts focus on the two sharp conflicts that served as the "prelude" to World War I.

(TIME Archive): An evocative piece that uses 100-year-old journalistic accounts to describe the brutal conditions of the early 20th-century frontlines. 3. Specialized & Alternative Perspectives Balkan Wars campaign begins at Sarantaporo

(Kathmandu & Beyond): This is a highly-regarded summary for travelers and history buffs. It breaks down the complex dissolution of Yugoslavia into digestible sections, from the independence of Slovenia and Croatia to the Kosovo conflict.