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Author : Charles H. Andrus
Release : 2004
Genre : Physicians
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Book Synopsis To Care for Him who Shall Have Borne the Battle, and for His Widow, and His Orphan by : Charles H. Andrus
Download or read book To Care for Him who Shall Have Borne the Battle, and for His Widow, and His Orphan written by Charles H. Andrus. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Wright
Release : 2012-05-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Those Who Have Borne the Battle by : James Wright
Download or read book Those Who Have Borne the Battle written by James Wright. This book was released on 2012-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of the story of America's wars are our "citizen soldiers" -- those hometown heroes who fought and sacrificed from Bunker Hill at Charlestown to Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, and beyond, without expectation of recognition or recompense. Americans like to think that the service of its citizen volunteers is, and always has been, of momentous importance in our politics and society. But though this has made for good storytelling, the reality of America's relationship to its veterans is far more complex. In Those Who Have Borne the Battle, historian and marine veteran James Wright tells the story of the long, often troubled relationship between America and those who have defended her -- from the Revolutionary War to today -- shedding new light both on our history and on the issues our country and its armed forces face today. From the beginning, American gratitude to its warriors was not a given. Prior to World War II, the prevailing view was that, as citizen soldiers, the service of its young men was the price of citizenship in a free society. Even Revolutionary War veterans were affectionately, but only temporarily, embraced, as the new nation and its citizens had much else to do. In time, the celebration of the nation's heroes became an important part of our culture, building to the response to World War II, where warriors were celebrated and new government programs provided support for veterans. The greater transformation came in the wars after World War II, as the way we mobilize for war, fight our wars, and honor those who serve has changed in drastic and troubling ways. Unclear and changing military objectives have made our actions harder for civilians to stand behind, a situation compounded by the fact that the armed forces have become less representative of American society as a whole. Few citizens join in the sacrifice that war demands. The support systems seem less and less capable of handling the increasing number of wounded warriors returning from our numerous and bewildering conflicts abroad. A masterful work of history, Those Who Have Borne the Battle expertly relates the burdens carried by veterans dating back to the Revolution, as well as those fighting today's wars. And it challenges Americans to do better for those who serve and sacrifice today.
Author : United States. Veterans Administration
Release : 1984
Genre : Veterans
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Book Synopsis The year in brief by : United States. Veterans Administration
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Author : Lucas E. Morel
Release : 2000
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Lincoln's Sacred Effort by : Lucas E. Morel
Download or read book Lincoln's Sacred Effort written by Lucas E. Morel. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucas Morel examines what the public life of Abraham Lincoln teaches about the role of religion in a self-governing society. Lincoln's understanding of the requirements of republican government led him to accommodate and direct religious sentiment toward responsible self-government. As a successful republic requires a moral or self-controlled people, Lincoln believed, the moral and religious sensibilities of a society should be nurtured.
Author : Max Cleland
Release : 2009-10-06
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Heart of a Patriot by : Max Cleland
Download or read book Heart of a Patriot written by Max Cleland. This book was released on 2009-10-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time he had reached middle age, Max Cleland thought he had nothing to live for. Vietnam had left him a triple amputee. He had lost his seat in the U.S. Senate, and in the grip of depression he had lost his fiancée, too. But instead of giving up, Cleland discovered that he has what it takes to survive: the heart of a patriot. Doctors did not give Cleland much hope when he returned from Vietnam, but he overcame his despair through his bonds with other wounded soldiers. Against all odds, he realized his dream of becoming a Senator. But after being smeared as unpatriotic in a reelection campaign, a long-dormant case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder sent him back to Walter Reed Hospital. Surrounded by the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, Cleland again found the faith and endurance to regain control of his life. In a gut-wrenching memoir that is free of bitterness but frank about the costs of being a soldier, Max Cleland describes with love the ties America’s soldiers forge with one another, along with the disillusionment many of them experience when they come home. Heart of a Patriot is a story about the joy of serving the country you love, no matter the cost—and how to recover from the deepest wounds of war.
