<DIV>?The best account [of the conflict in the Congo] so far?.The task facing anyone who tries to tell this whole story is formidable, but Stearns by and large rises to it.” ?<b>Adam Hochschild, <i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><p> ?[A] tour de force, though not for the squeamish.” ?<b><i>Washington Post</b></i><p> ?This is a serious book about the social and political forces behind one of the most violent clashes of modern times?as well as a damn good read.” ?<b><i>Economist</b></i><p> ?[P]erhaps the best account of the most recent conflict in the Congo.” ?<b><i>Foreign Policy</b></i><p> ?A serious, admirably balanced account of the crisis and the political and social forces behind it? perhaps the most accessible, meticulously researched, and comprehensive overview of the Congo crisis yet.” ?<b><i>Financial Times</b></i></DIV>