Encyclopedia of Youth And War: Young People as Participants and Victims

by Victoria Sherrow

Overview

The horror of war and its profound impact on children are presented dramatically in the Encyclopedia of Youth and War. This unique encyclopedia offers behind-the-scenes accounts of how young people were both victims of and participants in wars of the 20th century and before.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573562874
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/19/1999
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.88(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

VICTORIA SHERROW is a freelance author who has published numerous adult and young adult books in the fields of history, social issues, biography, and science. Her recent books have included titles on the Holocaust, bioethics, and the Great Depression. She authored the encyclopedias Women in Sports and Women and the Military (1996 RUSA/ALA Outstanding Reference Source award winner).

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Encyclopedia of Youth and War
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines the impact of war on young people throughout the world and at different times in history, beginning with the Thirty Years' War in the 1600s. Some 300 entries cover the activities of young people in most of the important wars, revolutions, and conflicts of the last 400 years, and especially those of the last century. Entries on such topics as food, disease, and education describe the daily life of young people in war-torn countries. Entries on individuals profile children who illustrate particular wartime activities or hardships, or who won fame as diarists, rescuers, spies, or resistance leaders. Other entries deal with adults and organizations that have worked to help children of war. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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