The Balkans in Flames

After World War II, the popular hero and dictator Tito succeeds in uniting a peaceful Yugoslavia; however, after his death, the country plunges into chaos.

Yugoslavia's first free elections since World War II take place in 1990; it's the hour of the nationalists, with the collapse of the multi-ethnic state only a matter of time.

The Srebrenica massacre is a wake-up call for the international community; the warring parties sign a peace treaty, but war soon breaks out again.