The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaidschan

The conflict which broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region at the end of the 1980s reached its high point with the destruction of the Azerbaijani town of Khojali. The massacre of the civilian population claimed hundreds of lives. Armenia occupied 20 % of the territory of Azerbaijan. This led to hundreds of thousands of people being expelled from their homeland. The war cost 30,000 lives. The conflict itself is deeply rooted in both countries’ histories. The general public is largely unaware of the historical context. This book closes the information gap. A large number of historical facts are presented to a broad readership for the first time.