Ah! for every generalisation, there are always exceptions! But there were obviously other reasons why Serbia crumbled.

Don't ask me 'what other reasons'! I'm no expert, just a cynic about generalisations and 'exceptions to them'. Every time I hear someone trumpeting about 'this exception disproves the generalisation', I like to wait for a bit of time and more history to pass by when we discover what those 'other reasons' that cause the exception.

robomatic - "one swallow does not make a Spring!" - Monica found that one out...