The Kites of War - 1st Us Edition/1st Printing de Lambert, Derek - 1969

New York: Coward - McCann, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1969. First US Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A Fine first printing of the first American edition in a lightly worn alike dust-jacket; This book tells the story of a young boy's journey from innocence to war, as he becomes entangled in the politics of a fictional Central American country. The young boy--whose name is never revealed--is part of a generation of children who have never known peace. They live in a country where conflicts have been constant since before they were born. As the young boy grows older, he begins to see the world in a different way. He begins to see the pain and suffering of his people and to understand the reasons why they fight. In the end, the young boy becomes a soldier, and he participates in one of the deadliest wars in Central American history.; 8vo; 249 pages .