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Reviews of books focusing on military and war, either current or historical and may include experiences as well as points of view.
Author
Victor R. Volkman
Publisher
Modern History Press
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More Than A Memory: Reflections of Viet Nam
A Conflict that Shaped A Generation
Four decades on, the legacy of American involvement in the Viet Nam War still looms large in the lives of the veterans who experienced it first hand. This new anthology of poems, stories, and essays looks at the war through the lens of both past and present perspectives.......
Author
Donald Bodey
Publisher
Modern History Press
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F.N.G., Revised Edition
Everyone is gunning for the New Guy
Gabriel Sauers of Two Squad is a soldier, newly arrived in Vietnam--a country too beautiful to invite so savagely unreal a war. But Gabriel won't be a New Guy for long. He'll go through incoming mortars, he'll see the enemy alive.......
Author
George W. Doherty
Publisher
Rocky Mountain DMH Institute Press
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Crisis Intervention Training for Disaster Workers: An Introduction
This book provides information about training for mental health professionals and first responders who work with victims of disaster related stress and trauma. It helps prepare them to relate with disaster victims and co-workers. Warning signs and symptoms are explored together with stages, strategies and interventions for recovery.......
Author
Jim Burtles
Publisher
Loving Healing Press
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Coping with Crisis: A Counselor's Guide to the Restabilization Process
In the wake of a catastrophic event, the witness may discover or experience unsettling emotions which can trigger subsequent behaviors. These reactions can lead to a number of consequences, some of which are unproductive.
Restabilization is a practical means of addressing these reactions and the resultant issues.......
Author
George W. Doherty, MS, LPC
Publisher
Rocky Mountain DMH Institute Press
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Taking Charge in Troubled Times: Proceedings of the 5th Rocky Mountain Region Disaster Mental Health Conference
Recent years have seen an extraordinary number of major disasters, critical incidents and other events that have had major impacts on our world. The 2004 tsunami, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan affect millions of lives daily.......
Author
David W. Powell
Publisher
Modern History Press
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My Tour In Hell: A Marine's Battle with Combat Trauma (Reflections of History, Vol. 1)
David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise.......
Author
George W. Doherty
Publisher
Rocky Mountain DMH Institute Press
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From Crisis to Recovery: Strategic Planning for Response, Resilience, and Recovery
Crises Happen... Will You Be Ready?
Crises affect people on many different levels, including psychological well-being. The 2004/2009 tsunamis, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are among events continuing to affect millions of lives daily.......
Author
Brayton Harris
Publisher
CreateSpace
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WAR NEWS: Blue & Gray in Black & White: Newspapers in the Civil War
WAR NEWS (originally published in 1999 as Blue & Gray in Black & White) is an exploration of the individual and collective efforts of newspaper journalists during the Civil War. As eyewitnesses to one of the most memorable conflicts in history, they left a record that is sometimes brilliant but, at other times, marred by shoddy journalism, sensationalism, and self-.......
Author
Rick Ritter and Paul Richards
Publisher
Modern History Press
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Made In America, Sold in the Nam (Second Edition) (Reflections of History)
Hope and Healing For All Who Have Been Touched by War
Made in America, Sold in the Nam brings together the writings of more than two dozen Vietnam-era veterans who have never before had the chance to speak their peace.......
Author
David W. Powell
Publisher
Modern History Press
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My Tour in Hell: A Marine's Battle with Combat Trauma (Reflections of History)
David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise.......
Author
Issam Jameel
Publisher
Modern History Press
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Iraq Through A Bullet Hole: A Civilian Wikileaks
A unique on-the-ground account of a country shattered
Iraqi playwright Issam Jameel returned to Iraq after a 12-year exile. Giving up the relative safety of Jordan, he made a perilous journey to Baghdad for a reunion.......
Author
Eitan Gonen
Publisher
AuthorHouse
4 Review Copies Left
From Jerusalem to Beverly Hills: Memoir of a Palestinian Jew
This is a riveting story of the author's journey for survival as a war refugee and overcoming poverty. The story begins in Jerusalem as the British Empire crumbles and World War II ends. The ensuing turmoil in Palestine lead to Israel's War of Independence and the Arab siege of Jerusalem that shaped Eitan's childhood and the journey he travelled as a construction labo.......
Author
Robert A Shaines
Publisher
Outskirts Press
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Command Influence: A story of Korea and the politics of injustice
A quest for justice in the military
This is a story of Korea and how two young Air Force officers, who both loved the Air Force became involved with events in war time Korea that changed the course of both of their lives. Before getting into the story of the court martial of Lt.......
Author
Walt Shiel
Publisher
Jacobsville Books
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Rough War: The Combat Story of Lt Paul J Eastman, a "Burma Banshee" P-40 and P-47 Pilot
"One of the most unusual and insightful stories of a young American at war, and it has a particular significance for today." --from the Foreword by Walter J. Boyne
"In the annals of WWII aerial warfare Rough War is a jewel that has been missing for far too long.......
Author
David W. Powell
Publisher
Loving Healing Press
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REBOOT! Confronting PTSD on Your Terms: A Workbook (New Horizons in Therapy)
Are You Ready to Reboot Your PTSD?
Reboot! Confronting PTSD on Your Terms offers a well-structured method for getting a grip on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and starting to turn it around. Detailed inventories provide the opportunity to explore needs, both physical and emotional, both needs that are met and those that are unmet.......
Author
Eugene Arundel Miller
Publisher
Antelope-Press
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Soldiers' Letters Home
Soldiers--United States--Letters--Spanish American War, 1898--Civil War 1865--World War I 1918--Personal Narratives--Military History--Miller, Eugene A.(Eugene Arundel)--Nebraska Soldiers.....
