AMIS: PEACEKEEPING IN DARFUR: The African Union Mission in Sudan, 2004-2008

A comprehensive history of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) from its inception in 2004 until replacement in 2007 by UNAMID. Offers a detailed background of the Darfur region of Sudan and the underlying causes of the ethnic strife found there, the causes of the 2003 conflict, and the difficulties faced in bringing peace and stability to a region where the environmental conditions were as great a challenge as the fighting. Provides firsthand accounts from the author, who was in Darfur as a military logistics expert from Hungary. Contains 67 color photos, 17 color profiles, and two color maps.