'Dennis Jett has written a compelling book that combines scholarly analysis with the personal observations of a seasoned diplomat. Jett not only highlights recurrent shortcomings in peace implementation in 1990s Africa but offers cogent, experience-based fixes that can help to keep history from repeating itself, in Africa and elsewhere, as peacekeepers grapple with the post-conflict situations of the decade to ... Read morecome.' - Dr. William J. Durch, Senior Associate, The Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, D.C. 'By combining a general review of the evolution of United Nations peacekeeping with a more detailed comparison of success and failure in Mozambique and Angola, Dennis Jett provides unusually cogent insights. If his observations are taken to heart, there will be more successes and fewer failures.' - Robert B. Oakely, Retired Ambassador, Institute for National Strategic Studies 'This is a well-researched and insightful look at a controversial activity, particularly because of recent peacekeeping failures in Bosnia and Somalia.' - Booklist Show Less