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Foreign war volunteers are a recurring phenomenon in modern warfare. The Yugoslav Wars (1991–95) saw the participation of foreign fighters on all sides. The article focuses on foreigners who joined the Croatian armed forces (excluding returning Croatian émigrés). It examines where the volunteers came from, what brought them to the Balkans and how they represent and commemorate their wartime experiences. It argues that their participation in the conflict can be understood as part of an individual search for meaning, comradeship and empowerment.
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This page is a summary of: In Search of Meaning: Foreign Volunteers in the Croatian Armed Forces, 1991–95, Contemporary European History, December 2011, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s0960777311000518.
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