IRIS Independent Research recently produced a CD-ROM about NATO air operations in Bosnia. Airpower and Diplomacy in Bosnia, 1991-1995 offers the viewer the opportunity to learn about various aspects of this conflict at his or her own leisure. The first section of the CD explains the early origins of the conflict in Bosnia, dating back to an early partition of the Holy Roman Empire that divided the region. A more current history outlines the economic and political demise of the former Yugoslavia after the death of its long-time ruler, Josep Tito, in 1980. The CD traces the slow rise of the United States' involvement in the region in the 1990s, and the events that ultimately led to the use of NATO airpower to bring about lasting peace under the Dayton Accords.

In the sections that analyze the air campaign, Airpower and Diplomacy in Bosnia details the painstaking bureaucratic processes that accompanied the planning for and authorization of airstrikes. It analyzes the fundamentals of the campaign - the sorties, weapons, and aircraft - as well as the political and military impact of the airstrikes.

Included in the CD-ROM is a companion video which includes original interviews from key players such as:

• Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, former US Assistant Secretary of State
• Ambassador Robert Hunter, former US Ambassador to NATO
• General Michael Ryan, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force
• Major General Charles Wald, US Air Force
• Major Robert Wright, US Air Force