This is a collection of eleven heart-wrenching stories about children forced to participate in scenes of carnage in the Sierra Leonean civil war of 1991-2002. Ibrahim Bangura combines his experience in disarmament, and demobilization with the insights of a creative genius to recount these stories from realistic yet fictional perspectives. The stories give a complete vision of the war with themes ranging from conscription to reintegration of child soldiers. This is a great read for both creative minds and scholars of war ...
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This is a collection of eleven heart-wrenching stories about children forced to participate in scenes of carnage in the Sierra Leonean civil war of 1991-2002. Ibrahim Bangura combines his experience in disarmament, and demobilization with the insights of a creative genius to recount these stories from realistic yet fictional perspectives. The stories give a complete vision of the war with themes ranging from conscription to reintegration of child soldiers. This is a great read for both creative minds and scholars of war related questions Oscar C. Labang, PhD Kansas City, MO
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