"Shake Hands with the Devil" is a memoir by Canadian general Roméo Dallaire, published in 2003. The book chronicles Dallaire's experiences as the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping mission during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Dallaire describes the atrocities he witnessed during the genocide, including the mass killing of Tutsi and moderate Hutu civilians by Hutu extremists. He also recounts his frustration with the international community's failure to intervene and his own struggles with PTSD and depression in the aftermath of the genocide. The book is a powerful indictment of the international community's inaction in the face of genocide and a call to action for greater global cooperation to prevent such atrocities from occurring in the future. It has been praised for its honesty, clarity, and emotional depth, and has become a seminal work in the field of international human rights and conflict resolution.
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