There's a Book for That: National Veterans & Military Families Month
November is National Veterans and Military Families Month, proclaimed as such by President Biden: “Each veteran and military family represents a link in a chain of honor that stretches back to our founding days, unwavering in their devotion to their loved ones who served in uniform. This month, we honor all of our military and veteran families. They too serve and sacrifice to answer our Nation’s call to duty. We owe them a debt of gratitude we can never fully repay.”
To honor those who have served and sacrificed, and in anticipation of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11th, we offer the following exemplary titles:
A vivid insider’s account of a life in intelligence, special operations, and strategy from the Cold War to the war with al-Qa’ida • “[An] illuminating and richly detailed memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Deeply insightful…A sweeping and breathtaking journey that gives the reader unprecedented access to the courage, sacrifice, and bravado of our nation’s finest warriors, in their finest hours.” —Admiral William H. McRaven
The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by award winning historian and civil rights expert.
There’s something special about the women and men who serve in the military. No matter the reason—protecting their country, achieving something great, learning life skills, developing physically and mentally—their experiences are unique and many have lessons to impart. Warrior Wisdom seeks to highlight their bravery, sacrifice, and knowledge in this easy-to-read quote collection.
A brilliant and poignant history of the friendship between two great war poets, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, alongside a narrative investigation of the origins of PTSD and the literary response to World War I.
From a decorated Marine war veteran and National Book Award finalist, an astonishing reckoning with the nature of combat and the human cost of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria.
Whether he is evoking the blind carnage of the Tet offensive, the theatrics of his fellow Americans, or the unraveling of his own illusions, Wolff brings to this work the same uncanny eye for detail, pitiless candor and mordant wit that made This Boy’s Life a modern classic.
Jeff Danziger, one of the leading political cartoonists of his generation, captures the fear, sorrow, absurdity, and unintended but inevitable consequences of war with dark humor and penetrating moral clarity. A conversation with a group of today’s military age men and women about America’s involvement in Vietnam inspired Jeff Danziger to write about his own wartime experiences: “War is interesting,” he reveals, “if you can avoid getting killed, and don’t mind loud noises.”
“Jake Wood offers one of the most soaring definitions of service I’ve ever seen.” -Maria Shriver
From Marine sniper Jake Wood, a riveting memoir of leading over 100,000 veterans to a life of renewed service, volunteering to battle, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, pandemics, and civil wars, and inspiring onlookers as their unique military training saved lives and rebuilt our country…Once a Warrior provides a soaring look at what our veterans are capable of–and what might become of America’s next greatest generation.
In this urgent and timeless immigrant story, Khan shares the extraordinary, ordinary journey that led him to that moment: He was the oldest of ten children born to farmers in Pakistan. He was a university student who read the Declaration of Independence and was awestruck by what might be possible in life. He was a hopeful suitor, awkwardly but earnestly trying to win the heart of a woman far out of his league. He was a loving father who, having instilled in his children the ideals that enticed him and his wife to America, tragically lost his son, an Army captain, in the Iraq War. He was and is a patriot, and a fierce advocate for the values enshrined in the American system.
One of WWII’s most uniquely hidden figures, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Asian American woman to earn a pilot’s license, join the WASPs, and fly for the United States military amid widespread anti-Asian sentiment and policies.
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