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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.©2002, 2019 Tim Marshall (P)2019 Elliot & Thompson Audio Diplomacy International Relations Military Military & War Politicians Politics & Activism Politics & Government Wars & Conflicts War Russia Imperialism
Interesting Story • Great Narration • Engaging Storytelling • Captivating True Story
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If you want to understand geopolitics and relationships between countries Tim Marshall is the best, and this book did not disappoint. None of my history classes ever mentioned the Balkans so all of this was new to me. Perhaps Tim Marshalls books should be history textbooks, they are more interesting and more informative.

Excellent Book

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The book is interesting but it appears to be an effort of self-satisfied eloquence. Too many witty quips, supposedly to be funny, get in the way of the narration.
Personal opinion of course, but I found it a missed opportunity to chronicle your this dark and interesting part of our history in a more up-tempo way.

Interesting topic, written for the writer

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The author, a reporter on the ground during the Kosovo/Serbia war, narrated the book, and his enthusiasm resonated in the telling.

Actioned Packed From One Who was There

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Better than expected. Narration gave the story quite a bit of color. Not too long, but not too short. Great work.

Fascinating

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Thank you Tim Marshall! The story was read like it was developing under our own eyes. An interesting mix of how a story is reported from there field and the insight off a political analyst.

A very interesting true story

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should have gotten a professional to narrate
this guy's vocal noises are nauseating
like listening to someone with bad table manners eat

bad articulators

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Very interesting story, great narration. a great view into the experiences of a wartime correspondent.

Very interesting story, great narration.

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This audiobook kept my interest throughout the entire listen! Great entry way of learning the political history of the Balkans!

Great listen :)

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A little bland in descriptions and not very engaging. Fascinating if brought up since Ukraine

History

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this book was all over the place, a few very good snippets here and there that are unfortunately not held together by an overall organized theme or narrative drive

boring and unorganized

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