Full Description
In the late 1990s, NATO led the Kosovo Force (KFOR), charged with stabilizing Kosovo and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia after genocide and other atrocities were carried out in the Balkan region. Operation Kinetic is not only a history of the origins and operations of the Kosovo Force but also a history of the vital operations conducted by the Canadian Army units and their allies assigned to KFOR during the crucial early days and months after entry into the province in 1999 and through 2000.
Operating alongside American, British, French, Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish forces, these surveillance and response units were instrumental in preventing violence in numerous areas before it could escalate and draw in the Serbian Army, which could have led to further genocide or war in the region.
Sean M. Maloney, a Canadian military historian with extensive field experience in the Balkans, draws on numerous interviews and firsthand accounts of an operation that would later serve as a model in preparing for similar efforts in Afghanistan and provide a blueprint for stabilizing operations around the world.
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Figures
Foreword, by Mike Jackson
Acknowledgments
Introduction
List of Abbreviations
Part 1. Background
Chapter 1. The Balkans: A Quick and Dirty Primer
Chapter 2. Kosovo: Cradle of Conflict, 1389-1999
Part 2. Crisis in Kosovo
Chapter 3. Clash of the Damned: UҫKs and MUPs in the Land of Kos, 1998
Chapter 4. In NATO's Vanguard: KFOR and the Canadian Commitment
Chapter 5. Into the Breach, Dear Friends: KFOR Enters Kosovo
Part 3. Canada and KFOR Operations
Chapter 6. Warrior Politics: Multinational Brigade (Center) Operations
Chapter 7. The Coyote Howls: Recce Squadron Operations
Chapter 8. As the KRWAU Flies: Canadian Griffons over Kosovo
Chapter 9. Finger on the Pulse: Battle Group Operations, Part I
Chapter 10. Come On Feel the Noise: Battle Group Operations, Part II
Chapter 11. Wait for the Wagon, Jimmy: Supporting Operation Kinetic
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
