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

Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda Paperback - 2004

by Dallaire, Roméo

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Canadian Gen. Romaeo Dallaire, force commander of the UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda, recreates the history of the most barbarous and chaotic civil war and genocide--which transformed him from confident Cold Warrior to devastated UN commander, and finally to retired general struggling painfully, and publicly, to overcome posttraumatic stress disorder.

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  • Booklist, 01/01/2005, Page 808
  • Ingram Advance, 01/01/2005, Page 84
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/15/2004, Page 1075
  • Library Journal, 02/01/2005, Page 96
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/20/2004, Page 48

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Lt. Gen. Rom(c)Dallaire joined the Canadian Army in 1964. After returning from Rwanda, he was promoted to three-star general and served in various senior positions including assistant deputy minister in the Canadian Ministry of Defence. He is the highest-ranking military figure ever stricken with post-traumatic stress disorder, and continues to advise Canadian Forces and Veterans Affairs in matters related to PTSD. In January 2002 he received the inaugural Aegis Award for Genocide Prevention in London.