war victims

R?v?rien Rurangwa recounts his experiences in the Rwandan genocide, in which he watched as forty-three members of his family were killed by their Hutu neighbors.

"When war threatens their home, Idriss and his mother must flee. He clutches his lucky charm--a single marble--throughout their journey, walking over hazardous terrain, crawling under barbed wire, and sailing on a fragile little boat. Will the marble's luck help them avoid capture and bring them to the safety of a new world?"--Provided by publisher.

Presents accounts of narrow escapes executed by oppressed individuals and groups while illuminating social issues and the historical background that led to wars in Sudan and the orphaned refugees known as the 'Lost Boys'.

Describes the life of Mariatu Kamara, focusing on her experiences as a child during the civil war in Sierra Leone where she was raped, tortured, and had her hands cut off by juvenile rebel soldiers; and discusses her experiences after the war.

Provides a candid look at young lives upended by violence and strife around the world, including such nations as Rwanda, Lebanon, and Afghanistan.

Contains English translations of French essays which analyze eleven major world crises and the international response to them, and explore questions regarding humanitarian action, and the wisdom of having organizations connected to Western aggressors, highlighting some of the successes and failures of international response to crises and their humanitarian components.

A collection of essays which analyze human involvement in warfare in the past, present, and future.

When his family is killed during an errant U.S. military operation in the Middle East, fifteen-year-old Jonas is sent to live with a foster family in America and struggles to adapt before revealing the heroics of a missing soldier who saved his life.