Former child soldier's story under fire over his account of war. Jan. 25, 2008 — -- The book, gripping in its tale of a drug-addicted child soldier who lost his family in war-torn Sierra Leone, ...

Sierra Leone refugee and author Ishmael Beah still isn’t tired of telling his story. Since the early-2007 publication of his book “A LongWay Gone,” 28 year old Beah has had a vigorous touring schedule ...

Ishmael Beah defends his memoir and goes home to Sierra Leone. Aug. 5, 2008 — -- Ishmael Beah wears the scars of Sierra Leone's civil war as his own. In what was once the poorest country on earth ...