Croatia is blessed with some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet and in recent years has become a favorite tourist destination. This handbook takes an inside look at the complex roots of Croatian history--from the earliest time to the present--as well as the many influences visitors will see on its towns, ports, and islands. Maps and line drawings.

Serbo-Croatian collection.

Croatia's land and people -- Roman majesty and Slavic migrations -- Medieval Croatia, 800-1526 -- Ottomans, Venetians, and Habsburgs, 1527-1815 -- The Habsburg century, 1815-1918 -- The first Yugoslavia and World War Two, 1918-45 -- Tito's Yugoslavia, 1945-89 -- Croatian independence and the battles of the 1990s, 1989-2000 -- Contemporary Croatia -- Croatian rulers -- Chronology of major events.