"An amazing addition to our understanding of relations between Serbs and Albanians in the closing days of the Second World War and of ethnic violence more generally." --Robert C. Austin, University of Toronto, Canadian Slavonic Papers "This creative choice to draw the literal art of collaboration allows the reader a valuable insight into how written and oral sources are transformed and reimagined into compelling graphic histories." --Matthew Barrett, Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, Canadian Military History " The Long Winter of 1945 is powerful and striking in its depiction of the protagonists and narrators of this largely forgotten trauma. The graphic format, driven by survivors' voices, bears witness to the disease, hunger, despair, and desperation of wartime." --Keith Brown, Arizona State University "Featuring stupendous artwork, The Long Winter of 1945 is a rare and much-needed contribution. At the core of the book is the difficult story of the killing of hundreds of Albanians in Tivari, and how this poorly understood episode fits within the scheme of the Second World War. In untangling this episode, Anna Di Lellio and Dardan Luta invite readers to think about how memory works, how trauma lives on across generations, how historical events are forgotten or manipulated, and how the local powerfully illuminates the human and the universal.

" --Elidor Mëhilli, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.