Mark,

I'll add a couple of posts (brief Eye for Eye review and the 1187 surrender of Jerusalem).

Maybe we need more blood, sex and violence - not necessarily in that order.

Looking at Srebrenica is something of a slog (near 4000 pages). I skimmed the ToC, and skimmed the chapters having to do with the events just prior to and after the surrender, including the executions. That is:

Part III The fall of Srebrenica (starts p.1322)
Chapter 1 The military and political situation in spring 1995
Chapter 2 Air power: Close Air Support and air strikes
Chapter 3 No air actions on release of the hostages: a deal between Janvier and Mladic?
Chapter 4 The mood in the enclave: May - July 1995
Chapter 5 The period from 25 May 1995 to 6 July 1995
Chapter 6 The Fall of Srebrenica: 6 to 11 July 1995
Chapter 7 6 - 11 July 1995 – retrospective accounts
Chapter 8 Plans to re-take Srebrenica
Chapter 9 The departure of Dutchbat from Srebrenica

Part IV The repercussion and the aftermath until the end of 1995
Chapter 1 The journey from Srebrenica to Tuzla
Chapter 2 The executions (ends p.1990)
That is more manageable, but still over 600 pages. It's not only the Dutchbat commander, but some much larger icebergs (Janvier and Rupert Smith) that bear scrutiny in this mess.

Some thread readers probably have personal or good second-hand knowledge of Srebrenica; but like My Lai it's hard for people to talk about such events.

Regards

Mike

PS: "no-man's land" and "land of the living" - don't let them zombies get you.

Noticed that Chuckie Taylor got 50 years from the Hague Court this week; he was convicted a year ago. Several years ago, Chuckie Junior was convicted in a Miami federal court on similar charges. (JMM post, with links).