Summary of Anthony Loyd's My War Gone By, I Miss It So

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#1 The two sides of the tower visible from our position never changed their appearance: the front was a wide expanse of black and twisted window frames, the southern side a concrete Emmental of shellholes from tanks. The Serbs shot it to ribbons the next morning.

#2 I knew if I went to Bosnia, I would not have much money with me, so I asked the Serb restaurant in Notting Hill if anyone could teach me Serbo-Croatian. A beautiful girl named Mima agreed to teach me the rudiments of her language.

#3 I was left to face the full responsibility of my own actions. I was not given a contract, so I had no aim other than to go to war using journalism as an open-ended ticket to remain in Bosnia as long as I wanted.

#4 I was in Sarajevo, and the war was the best thing that could have happened to the Holiday Inn. It had given the hotel a token vestige of character, and it was safe enough to stay in.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822507630

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Insights on Anthony Loyd's My War Gone By, I Miss It So

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The two sides of the tower visible from our position never changed their appearance: the front was a wide expanse of black and twisted window frames, the southern side a concrete Emmental of shellholes from tanks. The Serbs shot it to ribbons the next morning.

#2

I knew if I went to Bosnia, I would not have much money with me, so I asked the Serb restaurant in Notting Hill if anyone could teach me Serbo-Croatian. A beautiful girl named Mima agreed to teach me the rudiments of her language.

#3

I was left to face the full responsibility of my own actions. I was not given a contract, so I had no aim other than to go to war using journalism as an open-ended ticket to remain in Bosnia as long as I wanted.

#4

I was in Sarajevo, and the war was the best thing that could have happened to the Holiday Inn. It had given the hotel a token vestige of character, and it was safe enough to stay in.

#5

The next morning, a young man offered to take me to the address. I was in a dilemma. To run across alone would be unforgivably rude and craven, yet to walk the stretch and risk being shot on the first day seemed equally stupid.

#6

I visited Sarajevo in 1992, during the Bosnian War. I met Isidora’s parents, Petar and Yelena, and their son, Isidor. They were extremely welcoming, and I felt extremely sad when I left.

#7

The third person in the room was Momilo,