Examines the roles children played in the North during the American Civil War and explores how they helped on farms and in factories, raised funds for war-related needs, and volunteered for a host of other duties including serving as drummer boys and aides.
the Second World War in the lives of America's children
Tuttle, William M.
1993
Explores the experiences of children (now men and women in their fifties and sixties) who grew up during World War II, in the context of developmental psychology, and argues that the war left an indelible imprint on them, not only in childhood but in adulthood as well.
Examines the increasing numbers of children in war torn areas around the world who have been forced into military service, and contains first-hand accounts from active and former child soldiers who describe the lives as combatants.
Discusses the stories of various children who were kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group in northern Uganda, trained to be killers, and forced to commit savage acts as soldiers.
Describes the experiences of children living in Europe during the Nazi regime, focusing on the crimes against humanity that were carried out against innocent children during the years before and during World War II.
child soldiers of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army
Eichstaedt, Peter H.
2009
Describes the experiences of children kidnapped into service for the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, in which boys are required to complete brutal initiations--murdering their parents, friends, and relatives--and girls are forced into sexual slavery and labor.
The author, having led thirty convoys of food, medicine, and other supplies into Bosnia between 1992 and 1996, writes a fictionalized account of the tragedy of the war as seen through the eyes of a child.
