War Child
Encyclopedia
War Child or Warchild may refer to:
- Child soldiers, children who are used in war, as soldiers or in combat support
- Military bratMilitary bratA military brat describes people who spend their childhood or adolescence while a parent serve full-time in the armed forces, and can also refer to the unique subculture and lifestyle of American military brats, the term refers to both current and former children of such families.Lifestyle: The...
, military slang for a child or teenager of a military family - RefugeeRefugeeA refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
, children who are refugees of war - War childrenWar childrenA war child refers to a child born to a native parent and a parent belonging to a foreign military force . It also refers to children of parents collaborating with an occupying force...
, a child born to a native parent and a parent belonging to a foreign military force
Fiction
- Warchild, a 1982 novel by Richard BowesRichard BowesRichard Bowes is an American author of science fiction and fantasy.Richard Bowes was born in Boston in 1944. He attended school both in Boston and on Long Island, New York. In his third year, he took writing courses with Mark Eisenstein at Hofstra University...
- Warchild (novel), a 2002 science fiction novel by Karin Lowachee
- Warchild (Doctor Who)Warchild (Doctor Who)Warchild is an original novel written by Andrew Cartmel and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris, and Roz. This novel marks the conclusion of the "War trilogy" begun in Cat's Cradle: Warhead and Warlock, both...
, a 1996 Doctor Who spin-off novel by Andrew Cartmel - Warchild (Star Trek), a 1994 novel by Esther Friesner
- Warchild (film)Warchild (film)Warchild or Stille Sehnsucht is a 2006 film directed by Christian Wagner. It tells the story of a Bosnian woman, Senada, who is determined to find her daughter who was taken into other people's care during the war and ended up in Germany. Warchild was filmed in a number of locations in Germany,...
, a 2006 German-Bosnian film by Christian Wagner
Music
- War Child (album)War Child (album)War Child is the seventh studio album by Jethro Tull, released in October 1974.Originally meant to accompany a film project , it was reinstated as a ten-song, single-length rock album after failed attempts to find a major movie studio to finance the film.The "War Child" movie was written as a...
, a 1974 album by Jethro Tull featuring the song "War Child" - Warchild (album), a collection of songs by Paul Di'Anno's Battlezone
- "War Child" (Blondie song), a 1982 song by American band Blondie
- "War Child", a song by The Cranberries from the album To the Faithful DepartedTo the Faithful DepartedTo the Faithful Departed is the third studio album by Irish rock band The Cranberries, released in 1996. This album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records and Joe , who had both died that year.In the U.S., the album has sold 1.7 million copies as of April 2007...
Other uses
- War Child (charity)War Child (charity)War Child is a non-governmental organisation founded in the UK 1993, which focuses on providing assistance to children in areas of conflict and post-conflict. They use their film and entertainment background to raise money for aid agencies operating in former Yugoslavia...
, a Dutch, British and Canadian charity, that helps children who are victims of warfare
See also
- Joseph WheelerJoseph WheelerJoseph Wheeler was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the...
(1836–1906), who was sometimes nicknamed "War Child"