<p>On the tenth anniversary of the date that UN peacekeepers landed in Rwanda, Random House Canada is proud to publish the unforgettable first-hand account of the genocide by the man who led the UN mission. Digging deep into shattering memories, General Dallaire has written a powerful story of betrayal, naivete, racism and international politics. His message is simple and undeniable: "Never again." When Lt-Gen. Romeo Dallaire received the call to serve as force commander of the UN intervention in Rwanda in 1993, he thought he was heading off on a modest and straightforward peacekeeping mission. Thirteen months later he flew home from Africa, broken, disillusioned and suicidal, having witnessed the slaughter of 800,000 Rwandans in only a hundred days. In "Shake Hands with the Devil", he takes the reader with him on a return voyage into the hell of Rwanda, vividly recreating the events the international community turned its back on. This book is an unsparing eyewitness account of the failure by humanity to stop the genocide, despite timely warnings. Woven through the story of this disastrous mission is Dallaire's own journey from confident Cold Warrior, to devastated UN commander, to retired general engaged in a painful struggle to find a measure of peace, reconciliation and hope. This book is General Dallaire's personal account of his conversion from a man certain of his worth and secure in his assumptions to a man conscious of his own weaknesses and failures and critical of the institutions he'd relied on. It might not sit easily with standard ideas of military leadership, but understanding what happened to General Dallaire and his mission to Rwanda is crucial to understanding the moral minefields our peacekeepers are forced to negotiate when we ask them to step into the world's dirty wars.</p>

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

History

Dallaire, Roméo

Africa

Vintage Canada

<p>Romeo Dallaire joined the Canadian Army in 1964. A three star General, he served as Deputy Commander of the Canadian Army and later in the Ministry of Defense. In 1993 he was sent to Rwanda on a UN peace-helping mission; he was soon struggling to prevent one of modern history's most shocking events and the UN's famous failed mission: the genocide in Rwanda. General Dallaire was medically released from the armed forces in April 2000 due to posttraumatic stress disorder and is now special adviser to the Canadian government on war-affected children and the prohibition of small arms distribution.</p>

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

Biographies & Memoirs

Beardsley, Brent

Leaders & Notable People

Random House of Canada Ltd

Le lieutenant-général Roméo Dallaire rentrait du Rwanda en septembre 1994 après y avoir assumé le commandement de la force de maintien de la paix des Nations Unies. Son retour au pays marqua le début d’un nouveau cauchemar. S’il avait laissé derrière lui le génocide rwandais – ses huit cent mille morts et ses millions de victimes –, son souvenir, de même que la douleur d’avoir perdu en cours de mission quatorze militaires sous ses ordres, allait commencer à le torturer. Il lui faudra sept ans avant de pouvoir commencer à écrire sur ce sujet. À travers le récit de ce témoignage douloureux s’esquissent l’aveu d’un échec ainsi qu’une critique des forces internationales. J’ai serré la main du diable est un cri du cœur contre l’indifférence.

J'ai serré la main du diable - La faillite de l'humanité au Rwanda

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