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Edge of Chaos: Surviving the Goma Refugee Crisis
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ISBN13: 9798996591602
Publisher: John Logan Worlds
Published: Jul 13 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: John Logan Worlds
Published: Jul 13 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When former U.S. Naval Officer John Logan stepped off a small charter plane in Goma, Zaire, he expected only a six-month contract with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Thirty minutes later, he was negotiating with armed men holding nearly a hundred hostages.
It was his first glimpse of a crisis that would push him, and hundreds of humanitarian workers, to the breaking point.
It was his first glimpse of a crisis that would push him, and hundreds of humanitarian workers, to the breaking point.
The Edge of Chaos plunges readers into the heart of the world's largest refugee emergency since World War II, where the aftershocks of the Rwandan genocide collided with political collapse, armed militias, and the desperation of nearly a million displaced people. Logan arrived with no background in Africa or humanitarian security, yet found himself responsible for protecting aid workers in a city where order could dissolve in an instant.
But this is not the story of one man. It is the story of a collective the logisticians, nurses, drivers, engineers, doctors, camp managers, and local staff who formed a sprawling, improvised lifeline in the midst of chaos. Logan was one member of a vast, multinational team that worked under impossible conditions, often at great personal risk, to save lives the world had already stopped watching.
Told with cinematic tension and unflinching honesty, The Edge of Chaos reveals the fear, resolve, and moral tightrope walked by those who served in Goma. From standoffs with unpaid soldiers to navigating camps controlled by the very forces responsible for the genocide, Logan captures the emotional and ethical weight carried by everyone who showed up each day determined to help.
This is a story of crisis and courage, of ordinary people doing extraordinary work. A testament to the hundreds who stood together on the edge of chaos - and refused to look away.
But this is not the story of one man. It is the story of a collective the logisticians, nurses, drivers, engineers, doctors, camp managers, and local staff who formed a sprawling, improvised lifeline in the midst of chaos. Logan was one member of a vast, multinational team that worked under impossible conditions, often at great personal risk, to save lives the world had already stopped watching.
Told with cinematic tension and unflinching honesty, The Edge of Chaos reveals the fear, resolve, and moral tightrope walked by those who served in Goma. From standoffs with unpaid soldiers to navigating camps controlled by the very forces responsible for the genocide, Logan captures the emotional and ethical weight carried by everyone who showed up each day determined to help.
This is a story of crisis and courage, of ordinary people doing extraordinary work. A testament to the hundreds who stood together on the edge of chaos - and refused to look away.
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