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Author: Roméo Dallaire

📘 Shake hands with the devil by Roméo Dallaire

In this courageous personal narrative, Canadian General Roméo Dallaire shares his firsthand experience as a United Nations peacekeeper during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He describes the overwhelming violence, the challenges of operating in a chaotic environment, and the extraordinary efforts of his soldiers to save thousands of people under constant danger. Dallaire’s account offers an intimate look at the realities of peacekeeping, the horrors of genocide, and the moral complexities of international intervention.

First publish date: 2003

Genre: History/Military History

Authors: Roméo Dallaire

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