An Infantryman S Stories For His Daughter

Author : Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) James M. Tucker
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781462042043

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An Infantryman's Stories for His Daughter by Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) James M. Tucker Pdf

This book is in response to a daughter's statement, "Daddy, I know nothing of your army career." LTC (Ret) James Tucker provides his daughter at least one story from each of his army assignments. LTC (Ret) John Gross was a captain Ranger instructor while Tucker was the commander of the Florida Phase of Ranger School. He provides stories about Tucker as a commander, mentor, and friend.

Author : Opiyo Oloya
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442664258

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Child to Soldier by Opiyo Oloya Pdf

What happens when children are forced to become child soldiers? How are they transformed from children to combatants? In Child to Soldier, Opiyo Oloya addresses these timely, troubling questions by exploring how Acholi children in Northern Uganda, abducted by infamous warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), become soldiers. Oloya – himself an Acholi, a refugee from Idi Amin’s rule of Uganda, and a high ranking figure in Canadian education – is a scholar who challenges conventional thinking on child-inducted soldiers by illustrating the familial loyalty that develops within a child’s new surroundings in the bush. Based on interviews with former child combatants, this book provides a cultural context for understanding the process of socializing children into violence. Oloya details how Kony and the LRA exploit and pervert Acholi cultural heritage and pride to control and direct the children in war. Child to Soldier is also ground-breaking in its emphasis on the tragic fact that child-inducted soldiers do not remain children forever, but become adults who remain sharply scarred by their introduction into combat at a young age. Given the constant struggle in courts in deciding whether former child-inducted soldiers should be pardoned or prosecuted for their activities and conduct, Oloya’s eye-opening book will have a major impact.

Author : Ayik Chut Deng
Publisher : Random House Australia
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143796305

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The Lost Boy by Ayik Chut Deng Pdf

As a boy living in the Dinka tribe in what is now South Sudan, the youngest country in the world, Ayik Chut Deng was a member of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). During his time as a child soldier, he witnessed unspeakable violence and was regularly tortured by older boys. At age nineteen, he and his family escaped the conflict in Sudan and resettled in Toowoomba, Australia. But adjusting to his new life in small-town Queensland was more difficult than he anticipated. He was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder that was misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, leading to years of erratic behaviour on the wrong medication. He struggled with drugs and alcohol, fought with his family and found himself in trouble with the law before he came to the painful realisation that his behaviour was putting his life, as well as the lives of his loved ones, at risk. As an adult now living in Brisbane, Ayik is a father, working as an actor and volunteering at his local youth centre. Overcoming a childhood filled with torture and war was a process of lifelong learning, choices and challenges that included a remarkable chance encounter with a figure from his past, and an appearance on national television. The Lost Boy is an honest and revealing account of the complexities of trauma, and one man’s story of how he got to where he is today.

Author : George Henty
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040584512

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A Soldier's Daughter, and Other Stories by George Henty Pdf

Author : G. A. Henty
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547611103

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A Soldier's Daughter, and Other Stories by G. A. Henty Pdf

In "A Soldier's Daughter, and Other Stories" by G. A. Henty, readers are treated to a collection of tales that showcase Henty's masterful storytelling. These stories offer a diverse range of adventures, from battles on the frontlines to the challenges faced by a soldier's daughter. Henty's narrative talent shines through in his vivid descriptions and well-drawn characters. The book is a testament to Henty's ability to engage readers with tales of courage, honor, and perseverance. It's a captivating read that appeals to both young and mature audiences, offering a glimpse into the diverse worlds Henty explores through his storytelling.

Author : Faith J. H. McDonnell,Grace Akallo
Publisher : Chosen Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441217011

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Girl Soldier by Faith J. H. McDonnell,Grace Akallo Pdf

For several decades a brutal army of rebels has been raiding villages in northern Uganda, kidnapping children and turning them into soldiers or wives of commanders. More than 30,000 children have been abducted over the last twenty years and forced to commit unspeakable crimes. Grace Akallo was one of these. Her story, which is the story of many Ugandan children, recounts her terrifying experience. This unforgettable book--with historical background and insights from Faith McDonnell, one of the clearest voices in the church today calling for freedom and justice--will inspire readers around the world to take notice, pray, and work to end this tragedy.

Author : Joya Uraizee
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781628954104

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Writing That Breaks Stones by Joya Uraizee Pdf

Writing That Breaks Stones: African Child Soldier Narratives is a critical examination of six memoirs and six novels written by and about young adults from Africa who were once child soldiers. It analyzes not only how such narratives document the human rights violations experienced by these former child soldiers but also how they connect and disconnect from their readers in the global public sphere. It draws on existing literary scholarship about novels and memoirs as well as on the fieldwork conducted by social scientists about African children in combat situations. Writing That Breaks Stones groups the twelve narratives into categories and analyzes each segment, comparing individually written memoirs with those written collaboratively, and novels whose narratives are fragmented with those that depict surreal landscapes of misery. It concludes that the memoirs focus on a lone individual’s struggles in a hostile environment, and use repetition, logical contradictions, narrative breaks, and reversals of binaries in order to tell their stories. By contrast, the novels use narrative ambiguity, circularity, fragmentation, and notions of dystopia in ways that call attention to the child soldiers’ communities and environments. All twelve narratives depict the child soldier’s agency and culpability somewhat ambiguously, effectively reflecting the ethical dilemmas of African children in combat.

Author : Emmanuel Jal
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781429918756

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War Child by Emmanuel Jal Pdf

In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven year old Sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. But as Sudan's civil war moved closer—with the Islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resources—Jal's family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, on one terrible day, Jal was separated from his mother, and later learned she had been killed; his father Simon rose to become a powerful commander in the Christian Sudanese Liberation Army, fighting for the freedom of Sudan. Soon, Jal was conscripted into that army, one of 10,000 child soldiers, and fought through two separate civil wars over nearly a decade. But, remarkably, Jal survived, and his life began to change when he was adopted by a British aid worker. He began the journey that would lead him to change his name and to music: recording and releasing his own album, which produced the number one hip-hop single in Kenya, and from there went on to perform with Moby, Bono, Peter Gabriel, and other international music stars. Shocking, inspiring, and finally hopeful, War Child is a memoir by a unique young man, who is determined to tell his story and in so doing bring peace to his homeland.

Author : G. A. 1832-1902 Henty
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1293886173

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A Soldier's Daughter by G. A. 1832-1902 Henty Pdf

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : Ganesh Tarekar
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Story of a Soldier by Ganesh Tarekar Pdf

For almost 70 years now, India has been withstanding terrorism and imposed wars. Thousands of soldiers from the Indian Army have sacrificed their life to safeguard their nation. After independence and until the Kargil war of 1999, 25,942 soldiers from the Indian Army sacrificed their life for the nation, to honor them; a national war memorial has been constructed in New Delhi. Even after all these, India has been successful in establishing peace at an international level.

Author : George Alfred Henty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Germany
ISBN : OCLC:1078492379

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A Soldier's Daughter by George Alfred Henty Pdf

Author : Brian Stuart Kesterson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780963580245

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Soldier of Courage, Soldier of Compassion: The Story of Captain Bennett L. Munger Company C, 44th New York State Infantry by Brian Stuart Kesterson Pdf

Soldier of Courage, Soldier of Compassion is drawn from the letters and diaries of Captain Bennett L. Munger of company C, 44th New York state volunteer infantry. Munger's regiment was known as "Ellsworth's Avengers", in honor of their fallen comrade, Col. Elmer Ellsworth. The regiment was a seasoned fighting unit, and saw action in many important battles during the civil war. Munger's career would eventually place him in the position of prison inspector for the north's most notorious, Confederate prisoner of war camp, "Elmira". Elmira was little better than a death camp, that in some ways was on par with the horror of Andersonville. Munger's letters and diaries give an important firsthand account and insight into a moment in time that otherwise would be lost without this small volume that is dedicated to his unwavering service to his country and his steadfast compassion to ease the sufferings of his fellow man.

Author : Claudia Davila
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781771382830

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Super Red Riding Hood by Claudia Davila Pdf

Ruby loves to play superhero, so when her mother gives her a “mission” that takes her into the deep, dark woods, Ruby throws on her red cloak to become … Super Red Riding Hood! Nothing can scare her — except maybe coming face-to-face with a big bad wolf. What would a superhero do? A story of guts and girl power, this is a fun update on a familiar tale.

Author : Dunson, Donald H.
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608333059

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Child Victim Soldier by Dunson, Donald H. Pdf

he rebel group in Uganda known as the Lords Resistance Army has abducted children--boys and girls--to serve as soldiers and to provide sexual services. Torn from their families in the dead of night and forced to carry out terrible acts, including murdering family members and other children, they bear terrifying scars on their bodies, minds, and souls.
Fr. Dunson lets their stories be heard, often in their own voices, telling of their hurts and needs, but also of their hopes for the future. His text, accompanied by powerful photographs, also reflects on the presence of evil in the world and the need for healing.

Author : Kathy Warnes
Publisher : Kathy Warnes
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Solo Soldier's Stories by Kathy Warnes Pdf

Stories of individual soldiers throughout history.