King Leopold's Ghost

King Leopold of Belgium was, for far too long, praised as a philanthropist and anti-slave crusader while he was turning a nation into a killing field. There are heroes in this book toonone greater than the nameless Africans who fought and died unrecorded and unremembered. The book was written 20 years ago and yet, it is so eye-opening! This book is both overwhelming and depressing, however it is one that should be read along with all the others that cover any crime against human beings.