Today’s post is sort of a mixed bag but the catalyst is on a book that I read recently. They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children is a non-fictional book written by former Canadian general, Romeo Dallaire (author of the much acclaimed Shake Hands With the Devil). As the title would suggest, the book details the controversial subject of child soldiers. Although it is a problem that is seen in nations worldwide, much of the book is focused on the issue as it is in Africa. Dallaire paints a vivid and horrifying picture of this atrocity. Some of it is told by things he has seen himself while others are accounts from former child soldiers (or those affected). Dallaire walks the reader through why child soldiers are used and how they’re efficient, how they are trained, and the affect on the child and the community. The book is both effective and evocative because Dallaire is able to transfer us into the scenario. Aside from describing t...