"Steidle's personal and fluent account effectively channels an idealistic,
adventuresome young man's growing frustration and horror in the face of ongoing crimes
against humanity and international complacency."Publishers Weekly

"Brian Stedle's vivid, compelling account of the on-going genocide in Darfur bears stark
witness to the worst humanitarian crisis facing the world today.If you are at all
concerned about your fellow man, The Devil Came on Horseback is not only a
haunting must read; it is a call to action."David Freed, Los Angeles Times reporter

"The Devil Came on Horseback grabs the reader from page one, then takes us on a
journey of Conradian intensity through a circle of hell, its horrors mitigated by moments of
humanityIn every sense, the devil is indeed in the details."Karl. E, Meyer, editor,
World Policy JournalThe Devil Came on Horseback is an intense, vivid autobiographical report from the
heart of violent Darfur and a call to action by a former American Marine who became a
military observer for the African Union. The first extensive on-the-ground account of the
genocide in Sudan, it leads us through the tragic impact of an Arab government bent on
destroying its black African citizens and the frustrating complexity of international inaction.
At the same time, it is a powerful memoir of one soldier's awakening to conscience and his
awkward, heroic transformation from Marine to humanitarian. While bearing witness to
unmentionable atrocities, this compelling story offers evidence that the actions of just one
committed person have the power to transform the world.