My War Criminal: Personal Encounters with an Architect of Genocide

Review

“A gripping look into the psychology behind racialized violence and how it’s carried out, MY WAR CRIMINAL is a powerful and timely book.  Jessica Stern draws a chilling portrait of Radovan Karadžic, giving us an eye-opening new context not only for the Bosnian War, but also of how fear can be harnessed and diverted to violent political ends.” (Senator Chris Coons)

“This book is a remarkable blend of biography, history, and psychiatry—only Jessica Stern could have written it.” (Howard Gardner, author of Leading Minds)

“Based on extraordinary access to a notorious Serbian leader, Jessica Stern has produced a remarkable study that both Illuminates the psychology of an individual war criminal and incisively analyzes the dynamic behind ethnic hatred and violence. Timely and compelling.” (Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security)

“Eloquent and revelatory.” (Publishers Weekly)