Palaich, Michael: Za Hrvatsku moje bake

DOBITNIK NAGRADE ZA NAJBOLJU KNJIGU O DOMOVINSKOM RATU 2020 ZA HRVATSKU MOJE BAKE uvjerljivo je svjedo¿anstvo ameri¿kog Hrvata tre¿e generacije koji se priklju¿io pokretu za slobodu Hrvatske u dobi od dvadeset i dvije godine. Autorova osobna pri¿a opisuje kako ga je ljubav za baku navela na ljubav za bakinu domovinu i njezinu kulturu, te naposljetku i ¿elju da joj pomogne ostvariti drevni san o neovisnosti. Autor iskreno opisuje svoj osobni put od katkad nasilnih ulica Detroita do ratom razorenih ulica Hrvatske i Bosne i Hercegovine. Nakon ¿to je snimaju¿i dokumentarni film o poslijeratnim jugoslavenskim zlo¿inima proputovao ¿etiri kontinenta, osnovao je vlastitu novinsku agenciju i postao ovläteni strani zastupnik Republike Hrvatske za vrijeme Domovinskog rata. S vremenom je protiv Palaicha vlada SAD-a podignula optu¿nicu za krijum¿arenje oru¿ja. Nakon vi¿e od dva desetlje¿a, Palaich konäno otkriva cijelu pri¿u, povijesne osobe koje je susreo putem i nevjerojatan razlog zbog kojega je danas slobodan ¿ovjek.

Michael Palaich is a third-generation Croatian-American and producer of the documentary film "The Bleiburg Tragedy." He is a contributor to several documentaries on the subject of Yugoslav war crimes. His role in Croatia's liberation movement began in 1979 when he was recruited at the age of twenty-five. That recruitment led him on a long journey that began with anti-Yugoslav street demonstrations and ended with him becoming a Registered Foreign Agent for the Republic of Croatia during Croatia's Homeland War. During Croatia's War of Independence, he created the Pan National News Agency, served as a correspondent for the Croatian Information Center, WXYT Radio and Soldier of Fortune magazine. Ultimately, Palaich was indicted by the American government in 1996 and charged with smuggling weapons and night-vision equipment destined for Croatian forces during Croatia's Homeland War. Palaich graduated Cum Laude from Wayne State University where he earned a BA degree in Political Science and Psychology. He is a father to two grown children and a grandfather to two grandchildren. Palaich is retired and lives in Croatia and Arizona with his wife, Sandra. He actively serves in the Prison Ministry for the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.