These good men: friendships forged from war

• RC 32338
  Michael Norman
  On April 19, 1968, a company of marines approached Bridge 28 in Vietnam and walked into an ambush. Many did not survive. Norman, for years tormented by events of that day, set out to find the men who survived and to provide an account of how they were changed by the most traumatic and dramatic event of their lives. Some strong language.

When dreams came true: the GI Bill and the making of modern America

• RC 45109
  Michael J. Bennett
  A perspective on the background and impact of the 1944 GI Bill of Rights, "the thread that runs through the personal and family memories of how lives changed after World War II." Explains how the bill’s educational and home mortgage benefits paved the way to the middle class for millions and altered the American way of life.

Voices of war: stories of service from the home front and the front lines

• RC 59334
  Tom Wiener, editor
  Personal accounts of American soldiers and medical personnel active in World War I, World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, and the Persian Gulf conflicts. Extracts from interviews, letters, and diary entries collected by the Library of Congress Veterans History Project are grouped by themes: Answering the Call, Under Fire, Coming Home. 2004.

We were there: voices of African American veterans, from World War II to the war in Iraq

• RC 58665
  Yvonne Latty, compiler
  Reporter profiles twenty-eight African American veterans, male and female, from five wars and briefly describes their United States armed forces careers. Includes their personal accounts of combat, racism, and military service’s lasting effects. Some violence and some strong language. 2004.

The veteran’s survival guide: how to file and collect on VA claims

• RC 56216
  Maj. John D. Roche.
  Veterans’ advocate describes step-by-step procedures for filing successful claims with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) for various federal benefits. Describes how to submit precise facts and details, and provides perspectives on the VA’s adjudication and appeal processes. 2002.

Forever a soldier: unforgettable stories of wartime service

• RC 61291
  Tom Wiener, editor
  Veterans recall experiences of battle from World War I to the war in Iraq. Soldiers’ letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral histories provide personal accounts of D-Day, the Tet offensive, heroic actions, and sinking ships. Includes an interview with Senator John McCain about his captivity in Vietnam. 2005.

The Revolution remembered: eyewitness accounts of the war for independence

• RC 23306
  John C. Dann, editor
  Description of the military experiences of revolutionary war veterans drawn from the soldiers’ pension applications in the National Archives. Offers details of individual battles and eighteenth-century army life in artless and uninhibited accounts. Included are spy confessions, narratives by black soldiers, and descriptions of Indian attacks.

The World War II Memorial: a grateful nation remembers

• RC 59034
  Douglas Brinkley, editor
  Companion volume to the PBS documentary about the memorial chronicles its design and construction. Includes summaries of WWII land, sea, and air campaigns and discusses war production, women’s roles and the home front, and accounts of veterans including senators Dole and Inouye, Audie Murphy, and Warren Spahn. 2004.

Duty: a father, his son, and the man who won the war

• RC 50894
  Bob Greene
  Based on interviews with his father’s hero--the B-29 pilot who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in August 1945--a syndicated columnist delivers a tribute to a passing generation. Explores the values of World War II veterans and their commitment to patriotism, courage, and a sense of duty. Bestseller. 2000.

The irritable heart: the medical mystery of the Gulf War

• RC 57083
  Jeff Wheelwright
  Reviews the medical histories of five ailing veterans from the 1991 Persian Gulf War to seek a biomedical explanation for difficult-to-diagnose conditions. Also examines illnesses exhibited by military personnel after other armed encounters, including "irritable heart" disease following the Civil War. Concludes these maladies result from combination of physical symptoms and psychological stress. 2001.