Subject: Military/Veterans
The fighters: Americans in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq
Almost 2.5 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. C.J. Chivers has reported from both fronts from the beginning, walking […]
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Mission transition: managing your career and your retirement
Mission Transition is an invaluable resource when dealing with the complicated world of retirement and transition from the military to civilian life, for both military […]
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Gender and the Great War
The centenary of the First World War in 2014-18 offers an opportunity to reflect upon the role of gender history in shaping our understanding of […]
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Naval warfare: a global history since 1860
Historian Jeremy Black traces naval warfare from the 1860s into the future. He focuses on the interplay of technological development, geopolitics, and resource issues to […]
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Shooting ghosts : a U.S. Marine, a combat photographer, and their journey back from war
A unique joint memoir by a U.S. Marine and a conflict photographer, whose unlikely friendship helped both heal their war-wounded bodies and souls. War tears […]
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It’s my country too : women’s military stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan
This inspiring anthology is the first to convey the noteworthy experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words-from the Revolutionary […]
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Solider of Change : From the Closet to the Forefront of the Gay Rights Movement
Contents: A leap of faith — Don’t say gay — Boot camp and Bible study — Lost and found in Iraq — Pink triangles — […]
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When books went to war : the stories that helped us win World War II
When America entered World War II in 1941, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned over 100 million books and caused fearful citizens […]
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Home front to battlefront : an Ohio teenager in World War II
Carl Lavin was a high school senior in Canton, Ohio, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. In his freshman year of college, he joined the reserves, […]
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Balancing life and education while being a part of a military family : a guide to navigating higher education for the military spouse
Military spouse education is an often overlooked topic. With the proliferation of service member programs and benefits, and the spotlight on them, it is not […]
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