Shake Hands With The Devil - The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda

THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL''S AWARD

''Indisputably the best account of the whole terrible Rwandan genocide.'' R. W. Johnson, Sunday Times

''Angry, accusatory and extremely moving.'' Caroline Moorhead, Spectator


When Lieutenant General Rom-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 warfare. It is also a stinging ind