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Sunflowers and Snipers : Saving the Children of the Balkans

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ISBN: 9780752483092 | 0752483099
Format: Trade Book
Publisher: The History Press
Pub. Date: 4/1/2013

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Credited with saving 300 lives through evacuation and many more through medical aid during her time in the Balkans, Sally Becker's story is both uplifting and a warning of the true nature and price of war 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 save the children from all sides. When Milosevic ordered his troops into Kosovo her missions continued, this time on fo... MORE
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Acknowledgementsp. 7
Forewordp. 9
Introductionp. 10
From Brighton to the Balkansp. 12
'You Can Do So Much More'p. 20
Crescent, Cross and Starp. 24
'I'm Sure You Mean Well'p. 31
The Baby Brigadierp. 35
'Stick to Helping the Jews'p. 42
Handouts and Holdupsp. 49
Crossing the Linep. 55
An Unlikely Angelp. 65
The East Sidep. 72
Incomingp. 78
Collettep. 83
Operaton Angelp. 89
Jinxedp. 100
'You Have Put People s Lives at Risk!'p. 110
'They Could Have Done This Without You'p. 115
Nova Bilap. 121
The Promise Keptp. 127
Kosovo and the Queenp. 135
To Bajram Currip. 144
Dangerous Crossingp. 154
'Welcome to Kosovo'p. 160
The Pied Piperp. 166
The Accursed Mountainsp. 171
Under Arrestp. 178
The Interrogationp. 183
A 'Confession'p. 188
Lipljan Prisonp. 194
An Unexpected Visitorp. 206
Another Missionp. 211
Blood and Rainp. 223
Nobody's Angelp. 228
Bajram Billp. 233
'I am the Baby You Rescued'p. 240
Epiloguep. 250
Indexp. 252
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Sally Becker is an author and former leader of Operation Angel, a British charity in Kosovo. Her work rescuing victims of war has been recognized with many awards and she has been featured in Good Housekeeping and the Washington Post. She is a goodwill ambassador for Children of Peace.


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