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Author:
Becker, Sally.
Title:
Sunflowers and snipers : saving children in the Balkan war / Sally Becker.
Publisher:
History Press,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
256 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Children--Bosnia and Hercegovina.
Kosovo War, 1998-1999--Children--Bosnia and Hercegovina.
Children and war--Bosnia and Hercegovina.
Humanitarian assistance--Bosnia and Hercegovina.
Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hercegovina)--History--Siege, 1992-1996--Personal narratives.
Kosovo War, 1998-1999--Personal narratives.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
In May 1993, Sally Becker went to Bosnia to help victims of war, delivering medical aid and evacuating wounded children from the besieged city of Mostar. She was dubbed the 'Angel of Mostar', and was hailed for her efforts to treat the casualties on both sides. In 'Sunflowers and Snipers', she tells her story.
ISBN:
9780752483092
0752483099
OCLC:
(OCoLC)783142291
LCCN:
2012515664
Locations:
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

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