HITLER'S CROATIAN ALLY: THE CROATIAN ARMY AND THE BATTLE FOR YUGOSLAVIA, 1941-1945.
Code: H261
Price: £22
Category(s): New Books, World War Two,
216pp., 16 illus. 2025. On 6 April 1941, Nazi Germany, along with Italy and Hungary, invaded Yugoslavia after the overthrow of the Yugoslav regent, Prince Paul. Hitler sought to secure the right flank for his upcoming invasion of the USSR and assist Mussolini, who had failed to conquer Greece. The German attack was swift, and by 17 April, Yugoslavia capitulated, leading to the creation of the Independent State of Croatia.