Professional paper
Summary: The island of Krk in the War of Independence as "History untold" by Željko Drinjak
Petar Strčić
Abstract
The recently published book by Željko Drinjak, a Croatian veteran, on the island of Krk and its people in the Croatian War of Independence is described and assessed (Otok Krk i Domovinski rat, neispričana povijest (Novi Vinodolski – Krk: Naklada Kvarner i Povijesna udruga otoka Krka /Povijesno društvo otoka Krka/, Krčki zbornik, sv. 71. Posebno izdanje, sv. 62, 2014.)). The author, Željko Drinjak, spent 5 years working on it, trying to record the role of the Krk islanders in the War of Independence (1991-1995). The war years of the 4th Battalion of the 111th Brigade of the Croatian Army were described, from the defence of the Omišalj airport to the Oluja campaign.
Keywords
Croatia; Krk island; War of Independence (1991-1995); 4th Battalion; Željko Drinjak
Hrčak ID:
284605
URI
Publication date:
5.5.2015.
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