Armies of the young : child soldiers in war and terrorism /
Children have served as soldiers throughout history. They fought in the American Revolution, the Civil War, and in both world wars. They served as uniformed soldiers, camouflaged insurgents, and even suicide bombers. Indeed, the first U.S. soldier to be killed by hostile fire in the Afghanistan war...
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2005
New Brunswick, NJ : [2005] |
| Series: | Rutgers series in childhood studies
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Table of Contents:
- War and childhood
- Fighting for their lives: Jewish child soldiers of World War II
- Fighting for diamonds: the child soldiers of Sierra Leone
- Fighting for the apocalypse: Palestinian child soldiers
- The politics of age
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. War and Childhood
- Chapter 2. Fighting for Their Lives: Jewish Child Soldiers of World War II
- Chapter 3. Fighting for Diamonds: The Child Soldiers of Sierra Leone
- Chapter 4. Fighting for the Apocalypse: Palestinian Child Soldiers
- Chapter 5. The Politics of Age
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index