Rape Warfare by Beverly Allen || European-History Book || Balkan Books

Rape Warfare: The Hidden Genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia
by Beverly Allen

Ethnic-Cleansing on European Soil History Books || Balkan Books || Ethnic Cleansing of the 1990’s Book

A powerful and deeply personal account of the atrocities committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s. The book focuses on the systematic use of rape as a weapon of war by Serbian forces against Muslim and Croat women in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia.

Allen explores the existence of rape/death camps where women were detained, repeatedly raped, and often killed. The goal of these horrific acts was to terrorize, humiliate, and even impregnate the victims as part of a broader strategy of ethnic cleansing. Through survivor testimonies and her own analysis, Allen sheds light on the complexity of identity and the devastating impact of genocidal rape.

The book also reveals and explores the ethical challenges of representing such atrocities and calls for justice for the victims by bringing the perpetrators to trial. Allen's work is both a testimony to the resilience of the survivors and a call to action against such crimes.