Veterans category: 267 books
by Leilani Squire
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Returning Soldiers Speak is a moving collection of prose and poetry written by veterans of the military. Their stories are poignant, sometimes excruciatingly humorous, personal experiences span history from WWII to the Cold and Vietnam Wars, to the conflicts of the Persian Gulf, and even to little-known...
Field Tested
Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
As the founder of consulting firm Military Transitions, Emily King applied over a decade’s worth firsthand HR knowledge to pioneer the charge of helping military professionals migrate from military service to civilian employment. Now, in this thought-provoking book, she’s equipping leaders with...
Birds of a Feather
A True Story of Hope and the Healing Power of Animals
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
"This true story will twist your heart like a sponge and renew your faith in the world." —Lee Woodruff, co-author with Bob Woodruff of the New York Times bestseller In an Instant
**"A heartwarming book." —**Vicki Myron, author of New York Times #1 Bestseller Dewey
"Reminds...
The Wages of War
When America's Soldiers Came Home: From Valley Forge to Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016
A disturbing chronicle of the US government’s mistreatment of American soldiers and veterans throughout history, with a new introduction by Charles Sheehan-Miles
Time and time again, the sacrifices made by veterans and their families have been repaid with scorn, discrimination, lack of health...
by j.w. carter
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
History of veterans day observance including taps.
by Sue Diaz
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
How do combat veterans and their loved ones bridge the divide that war, by its very nature, creates between them? How does someone who has fought in a war come home, especially after a tour of duty marked by near-daily mortar attacks, enemy fire, and roadside bombs? With a journalist's eye and a mother's...
by Ronald Wheatley
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
A Time for War features in-depth interviews with 65 veterans who have served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as stories of veterans from the Revolutionary, Civil and Cold Wars. The veterans interviewed are either residents (or former residents) of Scituate, MA, a small seacoast...
In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation
The Americans Who Fought the Korean War
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2012
Largely overshadowed by World War II’s “greatest generation” and the more vocal veterans of the Vietnam era, Korean War veterans remain relatively invisible in the narratives of both war and its aftermath. Yet, just as the beaches of Normandy and the jungles of Vietnam worked profound changes...
Demon Camp
The Strange and Terrible Saga of a Soldier's Return from War
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
A “chilling” (O, The Oprah Magazine), “darkly brilliant” (Bookforum) account of “the effects of war on the psyches of the soldiers who fight” (Esquire).
In 2005 a Chinook helicopter carrying sixteen Special Ops soldiers crashed during a rescue mission in Afghanistan, killing everyone...
Soldiers to Citizens
The G.I. Bill and the Making of the Greatest Generation
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2007
"A hell of a gift, an opportunity." "Magnanimous." "One of the greatest advantages I ever experienced." These are the voices of World War II veterans, lavishing praise on their beloved G.I. Bill. Transcending boundaries of class and race, the Bill enabled a sizable portion of the hallowed "greatest...
Life After the Military
A Handbook for Transitioning Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Life After the Military discusses the many issues that transitioning veterans are faced with such as finding employment, going back to school, managing finances, special benefits available to veterans, and a host of other issues the transitioning veteran is likely to face when making the move to civilian...
Vets Under Siege
How America Deceives and Dishonors Those Who Fight Our Battles
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2008
After members of our armed forces bravely serve their nation, they sometimes come home to find themselves battling another enemy—within their own government. Using decades of case histories, statistics, and firsthand accounts, award-winning Washington journalist Martin Schram exposes a shocking...
Paying with Their Bodies
American War and the Problem of the Disabled Veteran
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2015
Christian Bagge, an Iraq War veteran, lost both his legs in a roadside bomb attack on his Humvee in 2006. Months after the accident, outfitted with sleek new prosthetic legs, he jogged alongside President Bush for a photo op at the White House. The photograph served many functions, one of them being...
Bringing It All Back Home
An Oral History of New York City's Vietnam Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
A collection of heartrending oral histories that topples assumptions about the people who served in Vietnam
The Vietnam War was a defining event for a generation of Americans. But for years, misguided and sometimes demeaning clichés about its veterans have proliferated widely. Philip F. Napoli's...