• Home >
  • Buy >
  • BRENT* >

  • Shake Hands With the Devil by Brent Beardsley, Romeo Dallaire (2004, Paperback, Reprint)

NEW Shake Hands With The Devil - D...
buy(1,073,957)99.7%
Brand New
$11.46
+$4.00
Save 36%*
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Fa...
lynette2433(4,678)99%
Brand New
$11.50
Free shipping
Save 35%*
*Learn more
Shake Hands With the Devil by Brent Beardsley, Romeo Dallaire (2004, Paperback, Reprint) 
Shake Hands With the Devil by Brent Beardsley, Romeo Dallaire (2004, Paperback, Reprint)

 
Shake Hands With the Devil by Brent Beardsley, Romeo Dallaire (2004, Paperback, Reprint)

Author: Brent Beardsley, Romeo Dallaire
Publisher: Da Capo Pr
Publication Date: 2004-12-20
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0786715103
ISBN-13: 9780786715107
Product ID: EPID43433322
Description: Late in 1993, General Romeo Dallaire was appointed to head the UN peacekeeping force in Rwanda. Dallaire optimistically thought that he might be a witness to history, in the form of the nation's first democratic elections. Instead, he an...
Save this productSell oneWrite a review
Portions of this page Copyright 1995 - 2009 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Refine search
Preferences
Distance
Please enter valid zipcode.
Please select a valid popular city.
Please enter valid zipcode or select a valid popular city.
Within miles of ZIP
16 results|Group by condition
Page 1 of 1
Synopsis
Late in 1993, General Romeo Dallaire was appointed to head the UN peacekeeping force in Rwanda. Dallaire optimistically thought that he might be a witness to history, in the form of the nation's first democratic elections. Instead, he and his skeleton force were spectators for a much darker, sicker historical episode--genocide. It is estimated that over 800,000 Rwandans were slaughtered during Dallaire's brief time in the country, while he implored his superiors to send more men and equipment, and did his best to set up triage stations with almost no supplies. The hindsight he provides in this in-depth account of the tragedy reveals an awful truth: the bloodshed could have been prevented if any Western nation had responded to Dallaire's repeated pleas for help, which are supported here with extensive documentation. The latter part of the book becomes a compelling personal drama as Dallaire honestly details how the post-traumatic stress of his experience almost cost him his family and his sanity.

Details
Publication Date:2004-12-20
Edition Description:Reprint

Size
Length:562 pages
Height:8.8 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:1.5 in
Weight:24.0 oz

Publisher's Note
A Canadian general and former United Nations peacekeeper shares his harrowing eyewitness account of the genocide in Rwanda, revealing how he and his men managed to rescue thousands of people despite the orgy of bloodletting that was erupting all around them. Reprint.

Industry Reviews
"[A] heart-breaking and graphic account of genocide....This is not a military assessment but a book that reveals the full bloody horror of Dallaire's terrible experience."
Literary Review - Linda Melvern (05/01/2005)

"Dallaire's gritty and detailed account is filled with the realities of violence, related in an often blunt and brutal prose....It is an account that challenges many of the accepted historical interpretations of the genocide so far."
New York Review of Books - Guy Lawson (05/26/2005)

See an error? Submit a change request

    About eBay | Announcements | Security Center | Resolution Center | eBay Toolbar | Policies | Government Relations | Site Map | Help
    Copyright © 1995-2009 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
    eBay official time

    Error
    We're sorry, but there's been an error.
    Please try again.