The Kosova Liberation Army (KLA) was the first successful insurgent movement in Europe since the Second World War. The author draws on years of study of the region and personal knowledge of many of the KLA and other leaders involved to write what should become the standard account of the origins of the conflict.

James Pettifer was born in 1949 and educated at King's School, Worcester, and Hertford College, Oxford. He is a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and a regular broadcaster and commentator on the Balkan countries on radio and television. His recent books include Blue Guide Albania (A & C Black), The Greeks (Penguin) and Albania, (New York University Press).

James Pettifer was born in 1949 and educated at King's School, Worcester, and Hertford College, Oxford. He is a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and a regular broadcaster and commentator on the Balkan countries on radio and television. His recent books include Blue Guide Albania (A & C Black), The Greeks (Penguin) and Albania, (New York University Press).