Syria as we knew it does not exist anymore. However, all conflicts change countries and their societies. Such an obvious statement needs to be unpacked in specific relation to Syria. What has happened, what does it mean, and what comes next? In order to consider the future of Syria, it is crucial to assess not only what has been destroyed, but also how it was destroyed. It is equally vital to address the structural and possibly enduring results of large-scale destruction and displacement. These dynamics are not only at play in Syrian society, but are tearing at the economic fabric and very territorial integrity of the country. If war is a powerful process of human and material destruction, it is equally a powerful process of spatial, social and economic reconfiguration. Nor does it stop at national borders--the unravelling of Syria, and of the idea of Syria, has affected and will continue to affect the entire Middle East. War-Torn explores these transformations and the processes that fuel them. It is an indispensable account throwing light on neglected aspects of the Syrian war, and a much-needed contribution to our understanding of conflicts in the twenty-first century.

For the first time, the women who are legends in the world of journalism talk about professional and personal experiences as young reporters who lived, worked, and loved surrounded by war. These stories not only introduce a remarkable group; they give an entirely new perspective on the most controversial war in our history.

August, 1940. England is at war. In the quiet university town of Oxford a young father fears an imminent German invasion. An opportunity suddenly arrives to send his wife and twin children to safety in America. He believes he must take it. In only a few days they are gone, traveling by ship in convoy through dangerous waters, evacuees. He cannot go with them. He has been assured they will return in a few months. The mother and the children begin their desperate American wartime odyssey, years filled with uncertainty, constant change, virtual homelessness. This is the story of those years, the courage and resilience of the mother, the inevitable unraveling of a marriage, and a father who is present only in his letters. His daughter searches the past to answer her questions. Why did he send us? Did we have to go? What happened between her father and her mother? What was her father like? This is a deeply personal and compelling story, beautifully told.

It's 1969 and America is in the middle of an unpopular war. Cesar Cruz has just returned from Vietnam and Kelsey must interview a veteran for her school project. When their lives intersect, what she learns could change everything in which she believes. Includes historical background information. Paired to the nonfiction title Naval Power.

This book analyses the issues surrounding the protection of the environment in times of armed conflict, and to pose questions as to its adequacy and efficacy. But the focus is not simply upon the interpretation of the legal provisions in isolation; instead, the analysis establishes a benchmark standard of environmental harm against which the adequacy and efficacy of the legal provisions can be measured.

War Torn by Kent Nedland Legiar is the young king who has inherited a weakened and dying kingdom on the verge of being conquered. Hard choices await Legiar as he struggles to find a way to save his kingdom. Targe is a farmer from the land of Dim-Lou drafted into the ranks of the Dim-Lou army. He blames his king for the tragedies that have befallen him, and he seeks revenge. Welsh is a nomad turned holy eminence of the Delsha Empire. He seeks to quell the growing rebellion with Dim-Lou to assure his own land’s dominance. Issella is the daughter of Eminence Welsh, an only child who has lived a life of luxury. Issella has no desire to sacrifice the life she has. What price will she pay to protect her title and way of life? And Saphina is a servant to the king of Dim-Lou. Saphina is freed by Legiar and quickly devotes her life to serving the king, who has given her freedom. She dreams of becoming queen and is willing to do whatever it takes to make this dream a reality. War Torn is a poetic fantasy novel that tells the story of the war between Dim-Lou, a small farming community, and the desert Empire Delsha. It includes a collection of sonnets written from the point of view of five different characters whose actions and choices shape the future of the kingdom.