Veterans category: 267 books
The Kipper Patrol
The History of 608 (NR) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force and Thornaby Aerodrome 1930-1957
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Thornaby, 1930, saw the formation of 608 squadron Auxiliary Air Force. Remembered by some veterans as “the kipper patrol,” their job as part of Coastal Command, involved protecting shipping convoys, looking for submarines and defending the northern supply routes. Although their role was never...
The GI Bill
The New Deal for Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill. In a brilliant...
Guys Like Me
Five Wars, Five Veterans for Peace
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2018
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 from all different races, classes, regions, and generations. What common motivations unite them and fuel...
Voices of the Pacific
Untold Stories from the Marine Heroes of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
From the New York Times bestselling author of Spearhead and A Higher Call comes an unflinching, brutal, and relentless firsthand chronicle of United States Marine Corps’ actions in the Pacific during World War 2.
Following fifteen Marines from the Pearl Harbor attack, through battles with...
You Don't Lose 'Til You Quit Trying
Lessons on Adversity and Victory from a Vietnam Veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
The inspiring true life story of Vietnam veteran, Medal of Honor recipient and veteran’s advocate Sammy Lee Davis.
On November 18th, 1967, Private First Class Davis’s artillery unit was hit by a massive enemy offensive. At twenty-one years old, he resolved to face the onslaught and prepared...
The Last of the Doughboys
The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
“Before the Greatest Generation, there was the Forgotten Generation of World War I . . . wonderfully engaging” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
“Richard Rubin has done something that will never be possible for anyone to do again. His interviews with the last American World War I veterans—who...
by Fred Doucette
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Fred Doucette always wanted to be a soldier. In the 1960s he joined the Canadian Armed Forces and served in Cyprus in the 1970s and ’80s and Bosnia in the 1990s. When he returned home to New Brunswick in 1999 after his last overseas tour, he was diagnosed with severe chronic post-traumatic stress...
Summary and Analysis of Thank You for Your Service
Based on the Book by David Finkel
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Thank You for Your Service tells you what you need to know—before or after you read David Finkel’s book.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.
This...
by Tim Lynch
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
An intense and dramatic exploration of what life on the frontline is like for soldiers of all ranks, filled with voices of veterans from World War II, the Korean War, the Falklands, the Gulf wars, and many other conflicts
Glorified and vilified, everyone has an opinion about soldiers,...
Real War vs. Reel War
Veterans, Hollywood, and WWII
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
World War II has been the subject of hundreds, if not thousands, of films produced in the United States alone. From training camp scenes in See Here, Private Hargrove to images of brutal combat in Saving Private Ryan, filmmakers have been tasked with replicating pivotal moments in the war. But sometimes...
Achilles in Vietnam
Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
An original and groundbreaking book that examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer’s Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
In this moving, dazzlingly creative book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation...
The Wounded Warrior Handbook
A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
The typical wounded soldier must complete and file 22 forms following an active-duty injury. To many soldiers and their families coping with the shock and reality of the injuries, figuring out what to do next_even completing tasks as seemingly easy as submitting paperwork_can be overwhelming and confusing....
by Tom Wolfe
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011
After completing military service, veterans can have a difficult time finding employment upon returning to civilian life. Out of Uniform is designed to help all transitioning military personnel, regardless of service, branch, rank, rating, time in service, time in grade, or specialty. Although all service...
The Military Advantage, 2014 Edition
The Military.com Guide to Military and Veteran's Benefits
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
The Military Advantage, 2014 Edition is the most complete annual reference guide to Military and Veteran’s benefits. Written by Terry Howell, Managing Editor for Benefits for Military.com, the guide is backed by the resources of Military.com and its parent company, Monster.com. The Military Advantage,...