The Road to the Dayton Accords A Study of American Statecraft [Paperback]

The intricate diplomacy that led to the peace agreement in Bosnia, known as the Dayton Accords, is here revealed in unprecedented detail. Based on thousands of still-classified government documents and dozens of interviews with key participants, this is a comprehensive story of high-level diplomacy, told from the inside.America and Bosnia The Summer Crisis: June-July 1995 Over the Waterfall: The Endgame Strategy Tragedy as Turning Point: The First Shuttle, Mount Igman and Operations Deliberate Force The Road to Geneva: The Patriarch Letter and NATO Bombing Force and Diplomacy: NATO Bombing Ends, The Western Offensive Heats Up The New York Agreement, Negotiating a Ceasefire, and Approaching a Settlement Preparing for Proximity Talks Dayton Conclusion

'This vivid, absorbing account brings you deep inside the truculent negotiations that brought an imperfect peace to the Bosnia War in 1995. Among its many lessons for today is how indispensable the United States is to the resolution of the world's most difficult crises.' - Warren Christopher, former U.S. Secretary of State

'In this fast-paced narrative, Derek Chollet brings an historian's skill and an insider's eye to a complex and consequential story - the American-led diplomacy backed by force that ended the worst outbreak of genocide in Europe since the Holocaust. An essential source for students and practitioners of statecraft - and for citizens who want to understand one of the defining episodes of the post-cold war era.' - Strobe Talbott, President, Brookings Institution, and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State

'The tortuous path that led first through humiliation and failure in Bosnia and ultimately to triumph with the Dayton Peace Accords is one of the great dramas of Bill Clinton's presidency. No historian better understands this fascinating episode more than Derek Chollet, whose narrative benefits at every turn from his unparalleled access to the key players on the lü