Where the Balkan Conflict never happened: Serbia

July 14th
(Day 'unknown' of 116)

Belgrade, capital of Serbia

Another country that we weren't so sure about going to, this time because of the recent attacks against the American Embassy and the overall view of America in Serbia.

Well - we took a night bus from Sarajevo and arrived in Belgrade at 6am. Nobody was happy about that. Next day, we visited the famous fortress at the confluence of the two major rivers. Within that fortress was the Serbian Military Museum - probably the most interesting thing we did in Belgrade, and it cost only $1.

As I alluded to in the last post, the history of events in the Balkans might be interpreted a little differently from country to country, but only in Serbia was it absent.
The Military museum went from like 1000BC to 1999AD, and covered the archaeology finds of the past very well and thoroughly at that. That type of coverage was present until the early 1900s.

With a portrait of the assassin of Archduke Ferdinand framed(and information in Serbian) and eventually starting WWI, Serbian history would diverge from the West's, and possibly even reality. There was a collection of guns and a memorial to the French who died in Serbia. Then all of a sudden we're in 1999 where Serbia seems to view themselves as unfairly attacked during the NATO raids. No WWII, no Yugoslavia conflicts. Pieces of the NATO room were parts of a shot down US stealth fighter, some captured troops fatigues, and some Balkan guns and depleted uranium rounds.

Even in their brutally honest tourist guide for the city (about how depressing the majority of the buildings look etc.), a recent timeline of history is filled with how the NATO attacks weren't UN sanctioned and how many Serbian refugees came from the "Croatian War" etc.
Obviously some countries have different histories, but to have them be so irresponsible. How long did it take post wwII Germany to admit their actions?