A review by retharogo25
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by Roméo Dallaire

4.0

I took a course with Mahmood Mamdani at Columbia (see his book on the Rwandan genocide in my lists- When Victims Become Killers) and then read this book by the officer in charge of the UN forces in Rwanda at the time of the genocide. Not long after, I had the privilege of seeing Dallaire interviewed by the awesome Samantha Power (see her book on genocide in my lists-- A Problem From Hell) at the New School. Dallaire's honesty, thoughfulness, humanity, and determination are an inspiration.

This is a must-read for all those interested in Rwanda.