There's a user on Metafilter.com, Dee Xtrovert,( https://www.metafilter.com/user/45778 ) who lived through the siege in Sarajevo.

Their stories of what it's like are so vastly different than what you would expect. Do yourself a favor: dig in and read.

"Well, unlike the majority of you (I assume), I actually lived several years in a period of savagery and killing, during which nothing - food, water, electricity, phone, clothing, sense of safety, school, the ability to go out in public, etc - was available, except during totally unpredictable, brief and sporadic occasions. "

A collection: https://www.metafilter.com/137458/In-war-not-everyone-is-a-s...

My Favorite: https://www.metafilter.com/78669/What-if-things-just-keep-ge...