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

作者 Romeo Dallaire著
出版社 Arrow
出版时间 2005年2月
ISBN 9780099478935
定价 98.10

内容简介

WhenLt.GeneralRom-oDallairereceivedthecalltoserveasforcecommanderoftheUNmissiontoRwanda,hethoughthewasheadingofftoAfricatohelptwowarringpartiesachieveapeacebothsideswanted.Instead,heandmembersofhissmallinternationalforcewerecaughtupinavortexofcivilwarandgenocide.DallaireleftRwandaabrokenman,disillusioned,suicidal,anddeterminedtotellhisstory.Anaward-winninginternationalsensation,ShakeHandswiththeDevilisalandmarkcontributiontotheliteratureofwar:aremarkabletaleofasoldier'scourageandanunforgettableportraitofmodernwar.ItisalsoastingingindictmentofthepettybureaucratswhorefusedtogiveDallairethemenandtheoperationalfreedomheneededtostopthekilling.'IknowthereisaGod,'Dallairewrites,'becauseinRwandaIshookhandswiththedevil.Ihaveseenhim,IhavesmelledhimandIhavetouchedhim.IknowthedevilexistsandthereforeIknowthereisaGod.'(20040624)

作者简介

Rom-oDallairejoinedtheCanadianArmyin1964.AthreestarGeneral,heservedasDeputyCommanderoftheCanadianArmyandlaterintheMinistryofDefence.GeneralDallairewasmedicallyreleasedfromthearmedforcesinApril2000duetoposttraumaticstressdisorderandisnowspecialadvisertotheCanadiangovernmentonwar-affectedchildrenandtheprohibitionofsmallarmsdistribution.InJanuary2002,hereceivedtheinauguralAegisAwardforGenocidePreventioninLondon.(20040624)

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