War

Interesting Perspective on the term “Civil War”.  Saw CBS segment last night and made me think about some possible resources for beginning an inquiry into "war".

 

-War and the Pity of War (at PB Middle Library) book of poetry from two sides (pro/con war)

-Eleanor’s Story, local author Eleanor Ramrath who was an American teen who ended up in Germany during WWII

-Flag of their Fathers (CBS Sunday Morning segment) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-flags-of-their-fathers/

-War Widows of Afghanistan

http://pulitzercenter.org/project/war-widows-afghanistan-struggle-stigma-women?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=EventInvite&utm_campaign=PaulaBronsteinTalksAt

 

Higher level

The Economist. The economics of violence: Are countries poor because they are violent or violent because they are poor? Conflict and Poverty. 2011.http://www.economist.com/node/18558041

 

18+ or Y.A. only - Turtles Can Fly

 

 

-Jenny