Lion, the Fox and the Eagle A Story of Generals and Justice in Rwanda and Yugoslavia

Name: Lion, the Fox and the Eagle A Story of Generals and Justice in Rwanda and Yugoslavia
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ISBN: 9780679310495

ISBN-10: 0679310495

ISBN-13: 9780679310495

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Authors: Carol Off

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In this riveting, original and explosive book, Carol Off explores the failure of peacekeeping missions in Sarajevo and Rwanda, and the international community's attempt to redeem itself by prosecuting the people responsible for the genocides. Events turned on the actions of two Canadian generals: the fox of the title, Lewis MacKenzie, who commanded the UN forces in Bosnia for the first crucial months of the conflict; and the lion, Romeo Dallaire, who developed an interventionary plan that he believed would have prevented the Rwandan genocide but was forced by the UN to stand by while 800,000 people were slaughtered. The eagle is Louise Arbour, a Canadian judge who became Chief Prosecutor…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Publisher: Random House of Canada, Limited
Publication date: 10/20/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Carol Off has witnessed and reported on many of the world’s conflicts, from the fall of Yugoslavia to the US-led “war on terror.” She has won numerous awards for her CBC television documentaries in Africa, Asia and Europe. She lives in Toronto.



Introduction


The Lion


Slouching towards the Millennium


Into Africa


The President Is Dead--the Genocide Begins


This Time We Knew


The Search for a Scapegoat


The Belgian Legacy


Epilogue: Lessons Learned


The Fox


Birth of a Nation


War in Bosnia


The President Is Kidnapped


Day of the General


The Breadline Massacre


A Time for Appeasement and a Time for War


The Airport Is Open--the City Is Closed


Major General Superstar


Lift and Strike


An Officer and a Gentleman


Epilogue: New Frontiers


The Blasted Heath


Rwanda


Bosnia


The Eagle


In the Shadow of Nuremberg


Education of a Convent Girl


Culture of Impunity


Le Cousin Pauvre


Justice Delayed


In the Field of Black Birds


Epilogue: Porcelain Grand Prix


Conclusion: "By No Man's Leave"


Acknowledgements


Source Notes


Index