They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children

Non-fiction book by Romeo Dallaire
978-0-09-179632-7

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children is a non-fiction book by the Canadian politician and former general Romeo Dallaire (and Jessica Dee Humphreys) about the child-soldier phenomenon.[1] The book contains a foreword by Ishmael Beah, an ex child soldier and author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.

It was a finalist for the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction from the Quebec Writers' Federation Awards in 2011.[2]

The book was adapted into the television documentary film Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children by Patrick Reed in 2012.[3]

References

  1. ^ Emily Donaldson, "They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers". Quill & Quire, November 2010.
  2. ^ "Sen. Roméo Dallaire nominated for Quebec book award". CBC News, October 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Robert Bell, "Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children". Exclaim!, April 26, 2013.