This is a short, sharply focused explanation of what happened in Kosovo in the 1990s, in which David Fromkin clarifies the military situation, what America's role is and what is at stake for America and her allies. In this provocative analysis, Fromkin argues that American leaders must recognize the limits of military power and avoid engagements with adversaries willing to sacrifice their own countrymen in the name of ethnic cleansing. This book presents America's intervention in Kosovo as a case study in the realities of war today and their implications for the future.