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War Homecoming
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Author : Travis L. Martin
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2022-07-26
War Homecoming written by Travis L. Martin and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-26 with Social Science categories.
In War & Homecoming: Veteran Identity and the Post-9/11 Generation, Travis L. Martin explores how a new generation of veterans is redefining what it means to come home. More than 2.7 million veterans served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their homecomings didn't include parades or national celebrations. Instead, when the last US troops left Afghanistan, American veterans raised millions of dollars for the evacuation of Afghan refugees, especially those who'd served alongside them. This brand of selflessness is one reason civilians regard veterans with reverence and pride. The phrase "thank you for your service" is ubiquitous. Yet, one in ten post-9/11 veterans struggles with substance abuse. Fifteen to twenty veterans die by suicide every day. Veterans aged eighteen to thirty-four die at the highest rates, leading advocates to focus on concepts like moral injury and collective belonging when addressing psychic wounds. Martin argues that many veterans struggle due to decades of stereotyping and a lack of healthy models of veteran identity. In the American unconscious, veterans are treated as either the superficially praised "hero" or the victimized "wounded warrior," forever defined by past accomplishments. They are often appropriated as symbols in competing narratives of national identity. War & Homecoming critically examines representations of veterans in patriotic rhetoric, popular media, literature, and the lives of those who served. From this analysis, a new veteran identity emerges—veterans as storytellers who reject stereotypes, claim their symbolic authority, and define themselves through literature, art, and service. Their dynamic approach to life after military service allows for continued growth, agency, individuality, and inspiring examples of resilience for others.
Soldier From The War Returning
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Author : Thomas Childers
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2009-05-13
Soldier From The War Returning written by Thomas Childers and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-13 with History categories.
One of our most enduring national myths surrounds the men and women who fought in the so-called "Good War." The Greatest Generation, we're told by Tom Brokaw and others, fought heroically, then returned to America happy, healthy and well-adjusted. They quickly and cheerfully went on with the business of rebuilding their lives. In this shocking and hauntingly beautiful book, historian Thomas Childers shatters that myth. He interweaves the intimate story of three families—including his own—with a decades' worth of research to paint an entirely new picture of the war's aftermath. Drawing on government documents, interviews, oral histories and diaries, he reveals that 10,000 veterans a month were being diagnosed with psycho-neurotic disorder (now known as PTSD). Alcoholism, homelessness, and unemployment were rampant, leading to a skyrocketing divorce rate. Many veterans bounced back, but their struggle has been lost in a wave of nostalgia that threatens to undermine a new generation of returning soldiers. Novelistic in its telling and impeccably researched, Childers's book is a stark reminder that the price of war is unimaginably high. The consequences are human, not just political, and the toll can stretch across generations.
To Hasten The Homecoming
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Author : Jordan Braverman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
To Hasten The Homecoming written by Jordan Braverman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Popular culture categories.
The role of the media in supporting World War II at home.
Operation Homecoming
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Author : Andrew Carroll
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2006-09-12
Operation Homecoming written by Andrew Carroll and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-12 with History categories.
“Here is what you will not find in the news–the personal cost of war written as clear and beautiful as literature worthy of the name is. These stories are the real thing, passionate, imaginative, searing.” –Richard Bausch, author of Wives & Lovers The first book of its kind, Operation Homecoming is the result of a major initiative launched by the National Endowment for the Arts to bring distinguished writers to military bases and inspire U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen and their families to record their wartime experiences. Encouraged by such authors as Tom Clancy, Mark Bowden, Bobbie Ann Mason, Tobias Wolff, Jeff Shaara, and Marilyn Nelson, American military personnel and their loved ones wrote candidly about what they saw, heard, and felt while in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as on the home front. Taken together, these almost one hundred never-before-published eyewitness accounts, private journals, short stories, letters, and other personal writings become a dramatic narrative that shows the human side of warfare. • the fear and exhilaration of heading into battle; • the interactions between U.S. forces and Afghans and Iraqis, both as enemies and friends; • the boredom, gripes, and humorous incidents of day-to-day life on the front lines; • the anxiety and heartache of worried spouses, parents, and other loved ones on the home front; • the sheer brutality of warfare and the physical and emotional toll it takes on those who fight; • the tearful homecomings for those who returned to the States alive– and the somber ceremonies for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation. From riveting combat accounts to profound reflections on warfare and the pride these troops feel for one another, Operation Homecoming offers an unflinching and intensely revealing look into the lives of extraordinary men and women. What they have written is without question some of the greatest wartime literature ever published. “Andrew Carroll has given America a priceless treasure.” –Tom Brokaw, on War Letters Proceeds from this book will be used to provide arts and cultural programming to U.S. military communities. For more information, please go to www.OperationHomecoming.gov.
Homecoming
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Author : Bob Greene
language : en
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Release Date : 1989
Homecoming written by Bob Greene and has been published by Putnam Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Public opinion categories.
Vietnam veterans recount what happened to them upon their return to the U.S.
The Hardest Part Homecoming Stories From The Vietnam War
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Author : Bruce McDaniel
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2017-07-24
The Hardest Part Homecoming Stories From The Vietnam War written by Bruce McDaniel and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-24 with Fiction categories.
In this collection of stories, Vietnam Veteran Bruce I. McDaniel explores his feelings about the process of coming home from the war.
Operation Homecoming Iraq Afghanistan And The Home Front In The Words Of U S Troops And Their F
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Author : Andrew Carroll
language : en
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Release Date : 2008-05
Operation Homecoming Iraq Afghanistan And The Home Front In The Words Of U S Troops And Their F written by Andrew Carroll and has been published by Perfection Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05 with History categories.
This landmark volume of wartime writings from the front lines has grown out of the N.E.A.'s Operation homecoming project in partnership with the Southern Arts Federation. It is a rich historical document that preserves firsthand stories from troops.
Among The Living And The Dead
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Author : Inara Verzemnieks
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2018-04-05
Among The Living And The Dead written by Inara Verzemnieks and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A powerfully told memoir of family, separation, and the things left unsaid, in the wake of the Second World War Raised by her grandparents in the USA, Inara Verzemnieks grew up among expatriates, scattering smuggled Latvian sand over the coffins of the dead, singing folk songs about a land she had never visited. Her grandmother Livija's stories recalled the remote village in Latvia left behind, where she and her sister, Ausma, were separated during the Second World War. They would not see each other again for more than fifty years. Coming to know Ausma and the trauma of her exile to Siberia under Stalin, Inara pieces together her grandmother's survival through the years as a refugee, and her grandfather's own troubling history as a conscript in the Nazi forces. As she interweaves two parts of the family story in spellbinding, lyrical prose, she offers us a profound and cathartic account of loss and survival, resilience and love. Inara Verzemnieks teaches creative non-fiction at the University of Iowa. She has won a Pushcart Prize and a Rona Jaffe Writer's Award, and has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa.
Home Again Stories About Coming Home From War
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Author : Tony Bradman
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Release Date : 2020-04-02
Home Again Stories About Coming Home From War written by Tony Bradman and has been published by Scholastic UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A collection of twelve moving, real-life stories in partnership with The Royal British Legion for the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. The tales in this collection all relate to the idea of homecoming in the immediate aftermath of WW2. Stories include a soldier coming home from war, child evacuees returning home, war brides going away to a new home and displaced persons being forced to find a new home country.
Tribe
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Author : Sebastian Junger
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-05-24
Tribe written by Sebastian Junger and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-24 with Social Science categories.
We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians-but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life. The loss of closeness that comes at the end of deployment may explain the high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by military veterans today. Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, Tribe explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. It explains the irony that-for many veterans as well as civilians-war feels better than peace, adversity can turn out to be a blessing, and disasters are sometimes remembered more fondly than weddings or tropical vacations. Tribe explains why we are stronger when we come together, and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world.