Soldiers Made Me Look Good: A Life in the Shadow of War

MacKenzie, Lewis

ISBN 10: 1553653505 / ISBN 13: 9781553653509

Published by Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2008

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Soldiers Made Me Look Good: A Life in the Shadow of War, MacKenzie, Lewis. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2008. First Edition. Signed and dated by author to title page. 294pp. with black and white photographs. Brown boards with black titles front and spine. In fine, unread condition with small bump to lower corner of front board. Lewis Wharton MacKenzie (1940-), is a Canadian retired major general, author and media commentator. He commanded the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo during the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. He is the recipient of the Vimy Award, which recognizes a Canadian who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of the nation and the preservation of its democratic values; In 2006, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In addition to Soldiers Made Me Look Good, Mackenzie is the author of Peacekeeper: Road to Sarajevo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soldiers Made Me Look Good: A Life in the Shadow of War
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1553653505
• ISBN 13: 9781553653509
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • CANADA
  • WAR, MILITARY, CRIME
  • MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY

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Synopsis

A riveting follow-up to the best-selling Peacekeeper, including MacKenzie's provocative views on leadership and the current state of the Canadian Armed Forces. Since retiring from the Armed Forces, Lewis MacKenzie has not stayed out of the spotlight but continues to speak his mind. In this straight-talking memoir, he traces his post-military career as an international commentator on military affairs, a consultant to the Irish government and a federal political candidate. And here, he answers his critics, including journalist Carol Off for her criticism of his handling of the UN mission in Bosnia. In a hard-hitting chapter, he discusses his professional disagreement with the leadership priorities demonstrated by Romï??o Dallaire in the early hours of the Rwandan genocide. He continues his story to the present, to .the first real litmus test for nato. -- Afghanistan.

Divided into two parts -- pre-1993, when MacKenzie calls himself a Cold War grunt, and post-1993, after his controversial stint in Bosnia -- Soldiers Made Me Look Good is laced with anecdotes both funny and profound. It concludes with ten pointers on leadership, in which Lewis MacKenzie shares hard-earned insights from a life on the front lines.

About the Author

Major-General Lewis MacKenzie (Ret’d) was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, and has served in trouble spots around the world. In 1992, he commanded the UN Protection Force that opened Sarajevo airport to allow the arrival of humanitarian aid. He published the best-selling Peacekeeper: The Road to Sarajevo after retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces in 1993; “A Soldier’s Peace,” a television documentary based on the book, won a New York Film Festival Award in 1996. His many honours include the Order of Canada and the United Nations Medal of Honour. MacKenzie is now a public affairs commentator on television and in the Globe and Mail and a sought-after lecturer on leadership and conflict resolution.