Documents from Exile - DOKUMENTI IZ ISELJENIŠTVA

DOKUMENTI IZ ISELJENIŠTVA
A two-volume archival collection documenting the work of the Toronto Chapter of Bedem Ljubavi – Mothers for Peace. Compiled and preserved by Valentina Krčmar, these books chronicle the efforts of Croatian women in exile who organized humanitarian aid, advocacy, and community support during the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1998).

Book One Title (Left Book) BEDEM LJUBAVI, MOTHERS FOR PEACE, OGRANAK TORONTO — TORONTO CHAPTER, PRVA KNJIGA — 1991–1995 — BOOK ONE      

 Book Two Title (Right Book) BEDEM LJUBAVI, MOTHERS FOR PEACE, OGRANAK TORONTO — TORONTO CHAPTER, DRUGA KNJIGA — 1995–1998 — BOOK TWO                                       

 

 

Balkan Conflict

Croatia 2
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1995: Croatian Victory and the End of War

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