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Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

added by motivations on November 25, 2006 6:40 PM
In this ambitious follow-up to Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay uses the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to ...

ACHILLES IN VIETNAM : Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character

added by spiderman on November 4, 2006 8:15 AM
Shay works from an intriguing premise: that the study of the great Homeric epic of war, The Iliad, can illuminate our understanding of Vietnam, and vice versa. Along the way, he compares the battl...

Four Stars of Valor: The Combat History of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II

added by allnet on November 16, 2006 11:54 AM
Hailing from the big cities and small towns of America, these young men came together to serve their country and the greater good. Preparing for war, they came of age in what arguably became the be...
2 reviews  -  tags: parachute + zenithpress + ii + war + four

On Combat

added by shakeonit on November 28, 2006 12:48 PM
"This new book is what our young warriors need. At one of David's last briefings a Senior NCO approached me and said, "Sir, the army spent 18 years and thousands of dollars teaching me to kill. Th...

The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery

added by tacos on November 8, 2006 12:15 AM
Well-known firearms authority Massad Ayoob reports on the latest techniques and available handguns, ammunition, and accessories essential to effective self-defense with a handgun. Covered topics ar...

Combat! A Viewer's Companion to the WWII TV Series (revised)

added by trailrider on November 4, 2006 11:09 AM
The compendium is an armchair companion for viewing the classic television series "Combat!," starring Vic Morrow as Sergeant Saunders. "Combat!" was television's longest-running World War II drama ...

The Military and Police Sniper: Advanced Precision Shooting for Combat and Law Enforcement

added by mullers on November 7, 2006 11:14 AM
Intended for police SWAT teams and military snipers, the book contains considerable material suitable for hunting and precision target shooting. The manusript starts with extensive reviews of the M...

The Military and Police Sniper: Advanced Precision Shooting for Combat and Law Enforcement

added by pauls on November 28, 2006 7:55 PM
Intended for police SWAT teams and military snipers, the book contains considerable material suitable for hunting and precision target shooting. The manusript starts with extensive reviews of the M...

Insurgents, Terrorists, And Militias: The Warriors of Contemporary Combat

added by geri1956 on November 12, 2006 12:46 PM
Since the end of the Cold War, conventional militaries and their political leaders have confronted a new, brutal type of warfare in which non-state armed groups use asymmetrical tactics to successf...

An Operators Manual for Combat PTSD: Essays for Coping

added by ladyrunner on November 15, 2006 3:43 AM
An Operators Manual for Combat PTSD has been written to give the combat veteran a sense of hope and to develop an inner voice to assist in coping with everyday life. We live in two worlds: The phy...
3 reviews  -  tags: operators + essays + combat + an + ptsd

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