1.   The influence of the Ravenna school of Byzantine architecture extended further east along the Adriatic coastline and included the Istrian peninsula in what is now Yugoslavia.

2.   Unless you are a buff of alpine mountains, rugged Adriatic coastline or Slavic history, you should never have heard of Montenegro.

3.   Croats control the Adriatic coastline and ports.

4.   Dubrovacka Banka is the fifth largest bank in Croatia and owns some of the top hotels and other major business along the Adriatic coastline.

5.   The help of Croats is crucial because they control the Adriatic coastline and ports through which weapons could be smuggled to Bosnia.

6.   They are due to go ashore at Ploce, the only part of the Adriatic coastline still controlled by the Bosnian government.