Military Veterans

A daughter's story of unresolved grief and a family's hard-won healing When her husband Bill died in 1969, Tina Presnell gathered her three childre...

Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen’s autobiography provides a critical examination of this remarkable Marine’s career, from his accomplishments as the firs...

Following on the success of the previous editions, The Military Advantage, 2010 Edition is the annual reference providing the most current and comp...

The great nineteenth century French military thinker, Ardant du Picq, argued that selfless courage is rooted in a higher moral purpose, and is foun...

‘Life has no meaning unless it’s lived for the benefit of future generations’Crafted from original interviews, American Heroes tells the vivid, aut...

Jewish volunteers made up almost one-third of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (ALB) during the Spanish Civil War. Most belonged to a Communist Party fo...

The Unfound Peace is the first book dealing with disabled former servicemen of tsarist Russia in all regards—socioeconomic status, healthcare, soci...

The incredible untold World War II story of Australian hero BARNEY GREATREX - from Bomber Command to French Resistance fighter. A school and univer...

Veterans' Journeys Home is a vivid portrayal of military life and its aftermath for US troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Highlighting...

Veterans' Journeys Home is a vivid portrayal of military life and its aftermath for US troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Highlighting...

US society has controversially debated civil-military relationships and war trauma since the Vietnam War. Civic activists today promote Indigenous ...

As of early 2010, more than two million U.S. troops have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet the American public is neither much engaged in the iss...

This timely, well-organized, and practical guide for the war fighter offers the collaborative contributions of dedicated military and civilian expe...

Fifty-five years have passed since Al and Van fell in love as wartime sweethearts. He returned to the States and she returned to her home in Cardif...

For many soldiers, the end of military service signals a cruel and new beginning. Disposable Heroes illuminates the challenges facing many veterans...

More veterans died from suicide in a ten-year period than during the entirety of the Vietnam War There is a very large problem in our veteran commu...

Over the last few decades, as the United States has become embroiled in foreign war after foreign war, some of the most vocal activists for peace h...

A hard-hitting history of the U.S. airborne unit who made a name for themselves in the unforgiving jungles of South Vietnam.“It was easier killing ...

With the dominance of psychotherapeutic theories and methods in the field of Pastoral Theology, the typical pastoral encounter has been understood ...

Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader. He saw action against the Germans, Italians and Japane...

On April 4, 1945, United States Army units from the 89th Infantry Division and the 4th Armored Division seized Ohrdruf, the first of many Nazi conc...

Detailing the ways in which the Canadian government built on existing programs for veterans, Peter Neary identifies the key figures and events resp...

Called to Serve Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatic...

Turning the focus away from the city itself, Caroline Freeman-Cuerden has listened to the memories of 23 veterans, just a few of the thousands of C...

This book examines war veterans’ history after 1945 from a global perspective. In the Cold War era, in most countries of the world there was a size...

They Were Soldiers showcases the inspiring true stories of 49 Vietnam veterans who returned home from the "lost war" to enrich America's present an...

From Homer’s Odyssey itself, the return of the veteran to his or her home has been a central trope of the literary canon. Huge bureaucracies and a ...

The Air Force can be the initial platform of a lifelong career pathway for individuals interested in serving one contract or those who stay on acti...

The typical wounded soldier must complete and file twenty-two forms after an active-duty injury. To soldiers and their families coping with the sho...

Today’s soldiers are highly motivated to serve, but face numerous challenges, especially considering the sacrifices they have made over the past de...

An inspirational true story of a Marine who finds his calling empowering youth in one of the largest slums in Africa. 'The best book to land on my...

Recent research has revised earlier views about the role of veterans of World War One in paramilitary formations, radical nationalism and politic...

This book is a touching compilation of personal accounts of the men who served in the 487th Bomb Group during World War II. These accounts exemplif...

On February 11, 1780, a British army led by General Sir Henry Clinton came ashore on Johns Island, South Carolina. By the end of March, the British...

On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor...

Practicing Oral History with Military and War Veterans focuses predominantly on conducting oral history with men and women of recent wars and milit...

The belief that crime declines at the beginning of major wars, as young men are drawn into the armed forces, and increases with the restoration of ...

In spring 2008, inspired by the Vietnam-era Winter Soldiers hearings, Iraq Veterans Against the War gathered veterans to expose war crimes in Aghan...

Millions of Soviet soldiers died in the USSR's struggle for survival against Nazi Germany but millions more returned to Stalin's state after victor...

In 1971, Vietnam veterans testified in public hearings about atrocities they had participated in or witnessed during the war. Here, Stacewicz seeks...

On March 19, 1969, First Lieutenant Homer R. Steedly, Jr., shot and killed a North Vietnamese soldier, Dam, when they met on a jungle trail. Steedl...

"Exceptional military history worthy of its heroic subject." —Matthew J. DavenportIn the vein of Band of Brothers and American Sniper, a riveting h...