Veterans category: 267 books
by Brian Matthew Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
An acclaimed, groundbreaking, and “powerful exploration” (Washington Post) of the fate of Union veterans, who won the war but couldn’t bear the peace.
For well over a century, traditional Civil War histories have concluded in 1865, with a bitterly won peace and Union soldiers returning...
by John D. Roche
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2008
The VA is not your loving Uncle Sam who opens his wallet and says, Here you are, nephewa 1,000 check per month for the rest of your life. That should take the pain out of your service injuries, writes John D. Roche. Far from it, he reveals. Though the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 requires...
The Sacred Trust
A Historical Account of Commitments and Failed Promises to Our American Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Its been hundreds of years since United States war veterans entered a covenant with their governmentone that promised they would be cared for physically and mentally.
But the scandal that broke out at the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Medical Center in Phoenix, in May 2014, showed that one side is...
by Rick Tocquigny
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Lessons from Veterans provides an array of personal stories—from nightmarish fights on the islands of Iwo Jima to the shores of Normandy on D-Day. With unprecedented access to veterans and unpublished memoirs, Life Lessons from Veterans provides a new voice to the bravery and sacrifice of the American soldier defending our freedom through more than thirty stories.
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Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The aftermath of modern war includes a population of veterans whose needs last for many decades—far longer than the war itself. This in-depth study looks at life after the military, considering the dual conundrum of a population benefiting from the perks of their duty, yet continuing to deal with...
by Jonathan Pickering
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2016
20/20 - The Iraq and Afghanistan Narratives is a retrospective of America’s most recent wars told through twenty oral histories from a cross section of veterans who served on the front lines of Operation Iraqi Freedom and/or Operation Enduring Freedom. All profits from the book will go to veteran's...
Without a Country
The Untold Story of America's Deported Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
“Timely and compelling . . . What kind of country do we want to be? A nation that cares for our war veterans, or one that deports them into the unknown?” (Brian Castner, author of Disappointment River**)**
Many Americans believe service in the military to be a quintessential way to demonstrate...
Wounds of War
How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
U.S. military conflicts abroad have left nine million Americans dependent on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for medical care. Their "wounds of war" are treated by the largest hospital system in the country—one that has come under fire from critics in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and...
For Love of Country
What Our Veterans Can Teach Us About Citizenship, Heroism, and Sacrifice
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
A celebration of the extraordinary courage, dedication, and sacrifice of this generation of American veterans on the battlefield and their equally valuable contributions on the home front.
Because so few of us now serve in the military, our men and women in uniform have become strangers to...
See Me for Who I Am
Student Veterans' Stories of War and Coming Home
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Because so few Americans have served in the military since 9/11—or even know anyone who has—many look to the media for information about veterans and military service. Popular news outlets, however, traffic in tragedy and often paint those who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan with one of three...
Those Who Have Borne the Battle
A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
At the heart of the story of America’s wars are our “citizen soldiers”—those hometown heroes who fought and sacrificed from Bunker Hill at Charlestown to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, and beyond, without expectation of recognition or recompense. Americans like to think that the service of its...
Waking Up from War
A Better Way Home for Veterans and Nations
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Voices and stories of veterans, their families, and their care providers, reveal what is necessary for postwar healing
This book argues that the elements that contribute to healing war trauma—including safety, connection, community, dialogue, mutual respect, diversity, and compassion—can help...
by David S. Loughran
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2014
Between 2000 and 2011, younger veterans were more likely to be unemployed than younger non-veterans. This difference falls rapidly with age and time. The evidence supports the hypothesis that veteran unemployment reflects engagement in job search. There is little evidence that veterans are disadvantaged...
The Wounded Warrior Handbook
A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
The typical wounded soldier must complete and file twenty-two forms after an active-duty injury. To soldiers and their families coping with the shock and reality of the injuries, figuring out what to do next—even completing tasks that seem easy like submitting paperwork—can be overwhelming and...