Secret War Ep08 The Aristocrat And The Balkan Communists

[@tonygomes6306]

This is ONE of the best videos in this excellent series. Thank you for posting it.

[@mikemikeetoo9094]

Long live the Partisans and Tito

[@robertdelacruz2951]

Excellent historical documentary!

[@brunomanger864]

Hi, I am from Croatia! So, I could say this is an interesting documentary from which I have learnt a lot of information I didn´t know before. But I noticed that at 3:55-4:05 both Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Independent State of Croatia are drafted in the false borders. Namely, Kingdom of Yugoslavia was not in the same borders as later Socialist Yugoslavia because between the two world wars Italy possessed the western parts of Slovenia; the Istria peninsula; the islands of Cres, Lošinj, Lastovo and Palagruža and the town of Zadar. Later, Independent State of Croatia, which was a puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, gave the majority of the Croatian coastline to Italy including almost all islands. So, the fact that Croatia today has a long and wonderful coastline is the result of antifascist struggle which was fought by the Yugoslav partisans.

[@matthewh.9544]

I've been to Croatia and Montenegro, its a beautiful country.

[@brunomanger864]

I agree! Both countries have wonderful coastlines, a lot of natural beauties and a rich cultural heritage.

[@ljubog]

"The question was:Could they fight?" In 1943?! They've been fighting for two years already. This documentary is not very well researched.

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

Fitz was our neighbour and an old family friend, hugely impressive nan who had an amazing life.

[@marbleman52]

I have been watching some of these shows and so far I have enjoyed them and even learned some interesting stuff. Thanks...

[@guttormurthorfinnsson8758]

briliant tv

[@sashaclarkson]

Fitzroy Maclean is one of the rare Conservative MPs I have total respect for. This video tells part of the story given in his autobiographical work 'Eastern Approaches', which I first read 50 years ago and have re-read several times since. Maclean's solo travels on Soviet central Asia are remarkable. He was usually shadowed by an NKVD officer or two, and on one occasion he made friends with a local one who took him home to see his family. His chilling account of the the trial of Bukharin et al is a primary historical source - as is his story of the founding and early days of the SAS. He prefaced his account of the Balkan campaign with a short history of Yugoslavia which helps underline Tito's achievement and make sense of subsequent events there. The book is still in print - I strongly recommend it!

[@joshinawoods-mubmub2600]

Do you fancy a cat xxx

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

A family friend of ours, amazing man.

[@johnappleby405]

Thanks for the recommendation I shall certainly read Eastern Approaches

[@williamhowell976]

Major Josep Lalich, shown with the Greek style tasseled cap (23:15), was General Mihailovich's executive office. He came to America after the war

[@prozivator1084]

Good