children

The author reminisces about his boyhood in England during the 1940s and late 1950s, and describes how he was raised by his mother, grandmother, and an upstairs tenant; his relationship with his very distant father, and his views of London in the aftermath of World War II.

The author recounts her experiences as a nurse for the poor, orphaned children of Saigon during and after the Vietnam war and describes the life of the people of Saigon after the Communist takeover.

A biography of Hideko Tamura Snider, discussing her life before, during, and after the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.

Relates the experiences of Tuyet, an orphan from Vietnam who was adpoted by a Canadian family, as she underwent operations to correct damage done to one of her legs from polio and struggled with memories of the Vietnam War.

1996 episode of the televison program with Mike Wallace. Crack cocaine and other drugs are often behind many of the killings in recent years.

In the months before World War II, an extraordinary rescue operation aided the youngest victims of Nazi terror. Ten-thousand Jewish and other children were transported from German-held lands to foster homes and hostels in Great Britain.

A tale inspired by the service of legendary "Chindit" British-African soldiers who fought on the Asian front during World War II finds fourteen-year-old Ali Banana, a former blacksmith's apprentice, struggling to outmaneuver Japanese snipers when he is ordered to cross enemy lines in the Burmese jungle.

Presents a fictionalized account of the sinking of the City of Benares, which was torpedoed by a German U-boat during World War II as it secretly transported ninety British children to Canada.

The author tells the story of how she survived the Battle of Okinawa during World War II at the age of seven after she became separated from her family.