YouTube - The Devil Came on Horseback Trailer

YouTube - The Devil Came on Horseback Trailer

About the book "The Devil Came on Horseback"...

From Booklist
Former U.S. Marine Steidle was part of an unarmed team sent to Darfur, Sudan, by the African Union to monitor compliance with a cease-fire agreement between rebel groups. Armed with a camera and notebook, Steidle chronicled his six-month mission, witnessing the harrowing aftermath of violence and the ongoing genocide. He found himself in the line of fire, was taken hostage, and ultimately morphed into a correspondent as he unburdened himself via e-mails sent home. He recounts the ineffectiveness he felt in his role as observer and his frustration that the international community has done so little to intervene in the massive killing of non-Arab citizens. More than a firsthand account of the horrors of genocide, this is a stirring account of one man's transformation in the face of the inhumanity of senseless death, and the occasional moments of humanity in the midst of violence. Vanessa Bush
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I'm reading Brian Steidle's memoir right now. It's an amazing book. It's about time more people opened their eyes to this terrible crisis.

See the trailer for the documentary by the same name:



Good overview of the book and documentary. Brian speaks at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum...



Interresting Q&A from the '07 SXSW convention with Brian, his sister Gretchen, and Annie Sundberg (maker of the documentary)...



I highly recommend reading this book and seeing the film. Get it wherever you can!