Background -- The formation of the independent state of Croatia and the persecution of ethnic minorities -- Reaction against the persecution of minority groups in the independent state of Croatia -- The growth of interethnic cooperation in the camps -- The discrediting of pre-war political forces and alternatives to Yugoslavism -- The impact of Italian and German policies on ethnic relations within the independent state of Croatia -- The expansion of Yugoslavism and the partisan movement in the camps -- The impact of ethnic persecution in the independent state of Croatia on the partisan movement -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.