Soldiers of Light by Daniel Bergner

Soldiers of Light by Daniel Bergner

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In 1991 civil war broke out in Sierra Leone leading to thousands being killed or mutilated. Bergner, an American journalist, here describes the people of Sierra Leone, people such as Lamin, an amputee struggling to rebuild his life, and Komba - a 12 year-old rebel and killer.

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Soldiers of Light by Daniel Bergner

In 1991, civil war broke out in Sierra Leone; in 1999 peace was declared and the British soldiers who had entered the country acclaimed as heroes. The war had lead to thousands of mutilations, and yet the reasons behind it and the fates of those involved remained hidden in a land of startling beauty and brutality. Here, the stories are told: the mercenary helicopter pilot; the child soldier and sometime cannibal; an amputee; the medical student who believes in magic; the Western outsiders hoping to rebuild the country, from American missionaries to British troops.
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ISBN 13 9780713997477
ISBN 10 0713997478
Title Soldiers of Light
Author Daniel Bergner
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2004-03-25
Number of pages 208
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