A must read/listen

While the first few chapters are a stretch and quite tedious to get through, it does convey what soldiers in the field experience as well: Long periods of waiting, followed by extremely intense periods of action. And this book is no different. The amount of action in the later chapters will be so unexpected after getting to know all the military jargon, will roll over you and it’ll all be over before you know it. Still, some parts are extremely graphic and tough to get through. It is important not to whitewash this story however and as a truly great human being and honest soldier would, Lt.-Gen. Dallaire tells all. The book being written by one of the world’s leading humanitarians means there will be a call to action at the end of the book - and what a call to action that is. In my opinion, that last chapter is absolutely brilliant and foreshadowed his involvement in many of the causes he spearheads now: Fighting the use of children im war, improving women’s and children’s rights, education and combatting world hunger. A fantastic book and I kick myself for not finishing this years ago when I first bought the book in French.

The narrator is great as well, sounds almost exactly like Dallaire himself and pronounces the french expressions with a delightful Quebecois accent, just as RD would. The General provided a short introduction as well.

All in all a fantastic production. Cannot recommend enough. Now start listening! Allons-y!

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