Warfare & Defence

Nearly two million soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen have been deployed in recent conflicts. When the Warrior Returns addresses the practical ...

This work explores the experiences of Hans Werner Richter and Alfred Andersch, authors who served in the German army during World War II, were capt...

John Geoffrey Lee (always known as Geoff) joined the RAF on his 20th birthday in June 1941. He left Liverpool on a troop ship in December 1941, wit...

A triumph of family story-telling Hugo Hamilton, author of The Pages. A tale of three journeys, the final one a successful pursuit of shadows Myle...

This book provides an overview of the benefits, issues, policies and programs relating to our military service members. Topics discussed in this is...

The laws and regulations regarding the preferences in hiring that can or must be given to veterans and certain family members are extremely complex...

VA''''s adaptive sports grant program distributes $8 million annually to organisations that provide sports activities for veterans and service memb...

Military health care professionals serve in a variety of settings, more diverse than is typically found in the civilian environment. The Military H...

As the military draws down its forces, many veterans will enter the civilian workforce and may seek educational and training opportunities to furth...

The reports that make up this book examine various veteran issues, including what constitutes basic eligibility for veterans benefits, military ben...

Nearly 40,000 providers hold privileges in VHA's 170 VA Medical Centers (VAMCs). VAMCs must identify and review any concerns that arise about the c...

In 2016, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) centralized distribution of the disability compensation claims workload through the National Wo...

Known in health care circles for his ability to fix ailing hospitals, David Shulkin was originally brought into government by President Obama, in a...

The public services and care being provided to our veteran citizens are rapidly changing due to the increasing number of veterans that live in o...

This second book of the Edwin Cole Bearss memoir begins with his first days in a 40-year career in the National Park Service. Beginning as the Park...

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 included a provision to assess the panoply of benefits and programs available governmen...

Of the 2.3 million National Servicemen conscripted during the Cold War, 4,200 attended the secret Joint Services School for Linguists, tasked with ...