I just read a biography of Pol Pot not long ago. Reading about the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge (and others) in that was brutal, but it is so much more brutal to read about it from the perspective of a little kid. The author was the daughter of a Prince of Cambodia, and she was hidden away with some godparents while her father was fighting and her mother had died. Every adult she came into contact with that cared for her wound up dying in terrible ways. She was so brave and so resilient for such a young child. This was a short book, but it was heavy and moving. I would highly suggest reading this book if you are interested in Asian history, genocide, or just war in general. There are some pretty grim accounts of murder in it, so if that is something you can't deal with, steer clear.