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| | Born o a peasant family with 15 children in [[Croatia]], Broz became a locksmith. He was drafted in [[World War I]] by the Austro-Hungarian army and became a sergeant. He was wounded and taken prisoner by the Russians; in prison camp he learned about Bolshevism. He escaped, joined the Red Army and became a Communist. | | Born o a peasant family with 15 children in [[Croatia]], Broz became a locksmith. He was drafted in [[World War I]] by the Austro-Hungarian army and became a sergeant. He was wounded and taken prisoner by the Russians; in prison camp he learned about Bolshevism. He escaped, joined the Red Army and became a Communist. |
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| − | Now calling himself "Tito" he led an active career as a revolutionary, and was jailed several times. In 1927 he became secretary of the Zagreb committee of the outlawed Communist Party, and by 1934 he had become a member of the Yugoslav party's Politburo. In 1936 he went to Moscow as a member of the Comintern's Balkan secretariat. A year later, he became secretary general of the party in Yugoslavia, the top position.
| + | Brozled an active career as a revolutionary, and was jailed several times; in 1937 he started calling himself "Tito." In 1927 he became secretary of the Zagreb committee of the outlawed Communist Party, and by 1934 he had become a member of the Yugoslav party's Politburo. In 1936 he went to Moscow as a member of the Comintern's Balkan secretariat. A year later, he became secretary general of the party in Yugoslavia, the top position. |
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| | * 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 | | * 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) [http://www.questia.com/read/10940542?title=Tito online edition] | + | * Dedijer, Vladimir. ''Tito'' (1972), official biography; pro-Tito [http://www.questia.com/read/10940542?title=Tito online edition] |
| | * 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. |
| | * Korbel, Josef. ''Tito's Communism'' (1951) 370 pp. [http://www.questia.com/read/3758805?title=Tito's%20Communism online edition] | | * Korbel, Josef. ''Tito's Communism'' (1951) 370 pp. [http://www.questia.com/read/3758805?title=Tito's%20Communism online edition] |