Croatia's unique position at the crossroads of Europe--between Eastern and Western Christendom, the Mediterranean, and the Balkans and between the old Habsburg and Ottoman empires--has been both a curse and a blessing, inviting the attentions of larger and more powerful neighbors. The turbulence and drama of Croatia's past are vigorously portrayed in this powerful history. 20 illustrations.

'The Unfaithful Croats' --Croatia Under the Hungarians -- The Ramparts of Christendom -- 'The Remains of the Remains' -- From Liberation to the French Revolution -- 'Still Croatia Has Not Fallen' -- 1848 -- 'Neither with Vienna Nor with Budapest' -- 'Our President' -- The Sporazum -- The Ustashe -- 'My Conscience Is Clear' -- Croatian Spring -- 'Comrade Tito Is Dead' -- God in Heaven and Tudjman in the Homeland -- 'Serbia Is Not Involved' -- 'Danke Deutschland' -- Thousand-Year-Old Dream -- 'Freedom Train' -- La Dolce Vita.