Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda

Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
ISBN-10
0099478935
ISBN-13
9780099478935
Series
Shake Hands with the Devil
Category
History / Wars & Conflicts / General
Pages
562
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Arrow
Authors
Roméo Dallaire, Brent Beardsley

Description

When Lt. General Rom-O Dallaire Received The Call To Serve As Force Commander Of The Un Mission To Rwanda, He Thought He Was Heading Off To Africa To Help Two Warring Parties Achieve A Peace Both Sides Wanted. Instead, He And Members Of His Small International Force Were Caught Up In A Vortex Of Civil War And Genocide. Dallaire Left Rwanda A Broken Man, Disillusioned, Suicidal, And Determined To Tell His Story. An Award-Winning International Sensation, Shake Hands With The Devil Is A Landmark Contribution To The Literature Of War: A Remarkable Tale Of A Soldier'S Courage And An Unforgettable Portrait Of Modern War. It Is Also A Stinging Indictment Of The Petty Bureaucrats Who Refused To Give Dallaire The Men And The Operational Freedom He Needed To Stop The Killing. 'I Know There Is A God,' Dallaire Writes, 'Because In Rwanda I Shook Hands With The Devil. I Have Seen Him, I Have Smelled Him And I Have Touched Him. I Know The Devil Exists And Therefore I Know There Is A God.'

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