Veterans 11

From 1967-1971, Stuart Steinberg served in the U.S. Army as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist. In January 1968, he was sent to Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah, where chemical and biological w……続きを見る

「我走了。」他留下妻女，低空飛過中國的防空網。超過13小時的機密飛行、深入3000浬敵後，只為在冷戰正酣時監測中共核武發展的情報。「他終於快回來了。」她煎熬等待，深知每一次別離都可能成永別。獨自撫養4名子……続きを見る

The psychological aftereffects of war are not just a modern-day plight. Following the Civil War, numerous soldiers returned with damaged bodies or damaged minds. Drawing on archival materials includ……続きを見る

While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam, on September 20, 1965. ……続きを見る

"In three days the number of so-called 'volunteers' reached over three hundred men. Very quickly they organized us into military units. Just like that I became a North Korean soldier and was on the ……続きを見る

Volume 16 of Research in Occupational Stress and Well Being is focused on how stress and well-being shape the experiences of military personnel both in and out of the combat zone. The book examines ……続きを見る

This report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of calling in the military. As the military……続きを見る

For Ernest “Ernie” Garcia, the American dream began in Mexico more than a hundred years ago. Ernie, raised in Kansas, became the US Senate sergeant at arms and escorted President Ronald Reagan to th……続きを見る

A comprehensive history of PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorderーand its predecessor diagnoses, including soldier’s heart, railroad spine, and shell shockーwas recognized as a psychiatric disorder i……続きを見る

This mid-2018 report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. This project explores whether or not veterans have regained their trust in the appointmen……続きを見る

This report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The U.S. military has historically experienced a much lower suicide rate compared to the general U……続きを見る

Ungentle Goodnights uses the records of the United States Naval Asylum (later the United States Naval Home), a residence for disabled and elderly sailors and Marines established by the U.S. governme……続きを見る

In The Living and the Dead, acclaimed journalist and Iraq War veteran Brian Mockenhaupt tells the gripping true story of three close friendsーTom, Ian, and Jimmyー at a Marine encampment in southern……続きを見る

This first-ever biography of of Lt. Cdr. Mike Cumberlege DSO & Bar, Greek Medal of Honour, murdered in Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp in Feb/March 1945, recalls a man who was `truly Elizabethan in……続きを見る

Darkly funny, shockingly honest, Brothers in Arms is an unforgettable account of a soldier's tour of Afghanistan, the brutal reality of war – every scary, exciting moment – and the bonds of friendsh……続きを見る

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 have been veterans. These veterans for peace come fr……続きを見る

Forced to contend with unprecedented levels of psychological trauma during World War II, the United States military began sponsoring a series of nontheatrical films designed to educate and even reha……続きを見る

A personal, inspiring memoir of Felker Ward Jr., an Atlanta, Georgia, legal, business, community and military legend. He is also a husband, father of four and grandfather. Introduction by former Atl……続きを見る

Fusing riveting testimony from African American veterans with the most incisive research of current military scholars, Black Veterans, Politics, and Civil Rights in 20th-Century America: Closing Ran……続きを見る

Third World War is a story of one man’s journey through warーwhat he saw, what he felt, and what he returned to the normal world with. It is a prosaic and harrowing account of blood, gore, and deter……続きを見る

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The Air Force is not drawing upon its full talent pool for leadership in its most senior……続きを見る

This book is my recollections of my years spent in the US Army from 1967 to 1973. I cover my Army basic training as well as my Advanced Individual Training and 5 1/2 years of Ohio National Guard. I ……続きを見る

Extraordinary stories of ordinary men and women whose lives were changed forever by landmark legislationーand how they went on to change the country. Inspiring war stories are familiar. But what abo……続きを見る

Hundreds of young Americans from the town of Stamford, Connecticut, fought in the Vietnam War. These men and women came from all corners of the town. They were white and black, poor and wealthy. Som……続きを見る

The prolonged conflict in Iraq has shown us war’s transformative effect. Civilians rivet themselves to events happening halfway around the world, while young soldiers return home from battlefields, ……続きを見る

Ernie Coleman survived the worst open-sea defeat in US Navy history. But he paid a price and buried the horrific memories for decades. In the manner of Mitch Albom’s highly successful Tuesdays with ……続きを見る

If 1967 was the "summer of love," then 1968 was the "year of riots and protests." The NVA Tet Offensive of February 1968 shattered the US government's propaganda theme that the war in Vietnam was go……続きを見る

In 1922, his dreams of an independent Arabia shattered, T.E. Lawrence enlisted in the RAF under the assumed name John Hume Ross. Though methodical and restrictive, life there seemed to suit Lawrence……続きを見る

According to the U.S. Census Bureau there are 18.8 million veterans, but only 4 percent of them have actually used their VA Home Loan benefits. The reasons they are not taking advantage of this oppo……続きを見る

Invisible Heroes of World War II, documents ten fascinating true stories of a diverse group of soldiers and noncombatants from all over the world, including African Americans, women, and Native Amer……続きを見る