Peacekeeper: The Road to Sarajevo

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"Peacekeeper: The Road to Sarajevo" is a book by Canadian military officer Lewis MacKenzie. It details his experiences commanding United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in Sarajevo during the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. MacKenzie's mission focused on ensuring a cease-fire and opening the Sarajevo airport for humanitarian aid amidst warring ethnic factions. The book recounts his harrowing experiences and his use of the media to promote peace. The conflict in Bosnia led to the prolonged Siege of Sarajevo, one of the longest in modern European history, marked by severe shelling and deprivation for the city's inhabitants. MacKenzie retired from the military after criticizing the UN's support for peacekeeping forces.12

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…an account of his career, Peacekeeper: The Road to Sarajevo, in which he recounted his harrowing experiences. In 1993 the Conference of Defence Associations Institute presented MacKenzie with its Vimy Award, and in 2006 he was awarded the Order of Canada.
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…an account of his career, Peacekeeper: The Road to Sarajevo, in which he recounted his harrowing experiences. In 1993 the Conference of Defence Associations Institute presented MacKenzie with its Vimy Award, and in 2006 he was awarded the Order of Canada.
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