Book Condition: Very Good except for selfish bookseller's stamps on bottom and top Page Edges: "No Exchange/Return". Otherwise, clean, clear, tightly bound text. Former Royal Engineer and later Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate, Rae McGrath has written an insightful and very informative work on the work of humanitarian landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance operations.Landmines and UXO's are the explosive residue of conflict and their continued presence is a very debilitating impact on humanity. Currently landmines and UXOs affect the populations of over 70 countries in the world and since the introduction of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty, or Ottawa Treaty, in 1997, a number of organisations have been working in cooperation with the United Nations Mine Action Service to assist in ridding the world of this contamination. Using his extensive personal experiences from his time as Director of the UK NGO 'Mines Advisory Group', the author takes the reader through the background of anti-personnel landmines and UXO's and their effects upon civilians in the aftermath of conflicts from around the world. MAG was one of the first International NGOs to tackle the landmine and UXO problem, commencing work in Afghanistan in 1989 and has since expanded its operations into over 30 countries. The experience of the author is transmitted through dedicated chapters on introducing the landmine and UXO threat; how minefields and dangerous areas, which contain no markings or indicators something dangerous is there, are determined and subsequently cleared. Other chapters examine how a national mine action programme is developed. ‘If the scourge of landmines is ever eradicated, much of the credit must go to Rae McGrath; and this meticulous principled book reminds us why.’ --John Pilger. ‘Landmines and unexploded ordnance continue to kill, maim and impoverish innocent civilians in many of the world's poorest countries. Rae McGrath's authoritative book is an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to understand the impact of these persistent killers, and how best to respond to them.’ --Richard Lloyd, UK Working Group on Landmines
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