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'''Tito''' (born Josip Broz, 1892–1980) was a Croat and the leader of [[Yugoslavia]], which existed from 1943 until 1991. Tito spent much time in the [[Soviet Union]] and became a member of the [[Comintern]], returned to Yugoslavia during [[World War II]] and led the [[Yugoslav Partisans]]. After World War II he defied [[Stalin]] and founded the Non-Aligned Movement. He held Yugoslavia together; after his death it disintegrates into chaos and civil war.
'''Tito''' (born Josip Broz, 1892–1980) was an ethnic [[Croatia|Croat]] who led [[Yugoslavia]], from 1943 until his death. Tito was an independent Communist. Tito spent much time in the [[Soviet Union]] and became a member of the [[Comintern]]. He became general secretary of the Yugoslav Communist Party (CPY) in 1937 and returned to Yugoslavia during [[World War II]] and led the [[Yugoslav Partisans]]. After World War II he defied [[Stalin]] and founded the Non-Aligned Movement and received military and economic aid from the United States. He held Yugoslavia together; after his death it disintegrates into chaos and civil war.
[[File:Tito1.jpg|thumb|230px]]
[[File:Tito1.jpg|thumb|230px]]
==Leading the Yugoslav Partisans==
==Leading the Yugoslav Partisans==
* Barnett, Neil. ''Tito'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Tito-Life-Times-Neil-Barnett/dp/1904950310/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243458862&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Barnett, Neil. ''Tito'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Tito-Life-Times-Neil-Barnett/dp/1904950310/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243458862&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Beloff, Nora. ''Tito's Flawed Legacy: Yugoslavia and the West since 1939.'' (1986). 287 pp.
* Beloff, Nora. ''Tito's Flawed Legacy: Yugoslavia and the West since 1939.'' (1986). 287 pp.
* Brands, Henry W. "Redefining the Cold War: American Policy toward Yugoslavia, 1948–60," ''Diplomatic History'' (1987) v.11 #1 pp 41-54
* Dedijer, Vladimir. ''Tito'' (1972)
* Dedijer, Vladimir. ''Tito'' (1972)
* Djilas, Milovan. ''Tito: The Story from Inside'' (1980) highly revealing memoir by top aide.
* Djilas, Milovan. ''Tito: The Story from Inside'' (1980) highly revealing memoir by top aide.
* Lees, Lorraine M. "The American Decision to Assist Tito, 1948–1949," ''Diplomatic History'' (1978) v. 2 #4, pp 407-422; online at [[Wiley Interscience]]
* Pavlowitch, Stevan K. ''Tito, Yugoslavia's Great Dictator'' (1992).
* Pavlowitch, Stevan K. ''Tito, Yugoslavia's Great Dictator'' (1992).
* Roberts, Walter R. ''Tito, Mihailovich, and the Allies, 1941-1945'' (1973)
* Vucinich, Wayne S., ed. ''At the Brink of War and Peace: The Tito-Stalin Split in a Historic Perspective.'' (1982). 341 pp.
* Vucinich, Wayne S., ed. ''At the Brink of War and Peace: The Tito-Stalin Split in a Historic Perspective.'' (1982). 341 pp.
* West, Richard. ''Tito and the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia.'' (1995). 448 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Tito-Rise-Fall-Yugoslavia-Richard/dp/0786703326/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243458862&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]
* West, Richard. ''Tito and the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia.'' (1995). 448 pp. [http://www.amazon.com/Tito-Rise-Fall-Yugoslavia-Richard/dp/0786703326/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243458862&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]