SOLDIERS MADE ME LOOK GOOD

Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, 2008, 1^st/1^st.  ISBN 978-1-55365-350-9.  Hard cover, 294 pages including Acknowledgements, Sources, and Index.  Near fine; tight copy in price intact dust jacket showing only a touch of cover wear; interior clean and unmarked; black & white photos.  ‘… he recalls memorable episodes from his youth, traces his post-military career as a commentator on military affairs and provides a fascinating insider’s view of recent events in the Balkans, where the cauldron of ethnic hatred continues to boil.  Here too he resoundingly answers his critics, including journalist Carol Off, regarding her criticism of his leadership priorities while commanding the UN mission in Bosnia.  In a hard-hitting chapter, he discusses his professional disagreement with the priorities demonstrated by Romeo Dallaire in the early hours of the Rwandan genocide – priorities that MacKenzie considers a dangerous example to the Canadian Forces’ next generation of leaders.’ (from front flap)