Who Would Make a Good Warlord?

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by James Langham2

Actually I am reading a short history of the wars in the former Yugoslavia and that lists a few pre-war professions of warlords. I will try and type them up when I have a minute.

I've been looking for a good history of the most recent Balkan wars. What's it called?

[lisa]

Hmm.
Perhaps I would.
Seductive powers have worked wonders for a very long time.

[Adm.Lee]

Originally Posted by James Langham2

Actually it is interesting looking at the published modules:

good guys - civil leaders
bad guys - ex-military

I know this is a simplification but it is understandable really. Actually warlord is a kind of biased term....

Several of the ex-military warlords that I remember in the American modules were deserters or those who had been jailed/dishonorably discharged?

[James Langham2]

Originally Posted by lisa

Hmm.
Perhaps I would.
Seductive powers have worked wonders for a very long time.

It's the Osprey Essential History Guide - it is really only a primer but it does make a few interesting points.

[James Langham2]

Yugoslavian examples of pre-war professions:

Lawyer turned banker (Milosovic)
Dentist (Brabic)
Bank Robber (Arkan) - also ran football team fan club
Intellectual (professor?) (Seselj)
Arny (Mladic)
Psychiatrist turned politician (Karadzic)
Lawyer and scholar (Izetbegovic)
Businessman (Abdic)
Supermarket manager (Boban)
? but spent 12 years working n Australia (Kraljevic)