Our Bodies, Their Battlefield

Christina Lamb’s Our Bodies, Their Battlefield is a devastating and vital work documenting the use of sexual violence in war. Lamb travels across continents — from Bosnia to Myanmar to Nigeria — interviewing survivors whose testimonies reveal the strategic, systematic nature of this violence. Her writing is courageous and empathetic, refusing sensationalism while confronting the brutal realities of conflict. Lamb exposes how governments, militaries, and international institutions often fail to protect women or prosecute perpetrators. The book is emotionally challenging but essential, amplifying voices too often ignored. It is one of the most powerful works on the atrocities of war in recent memory.