personal narratives, american

Retired colonel from the United States Army Bill Richardson shares his experiences as a prisoner of war in Death Valley during the Korean War.

The author shares his life and his role as a decorated medic during World War II. Exploring his actions that saved many soldiers on D-Day.

"The . . . true story of a SEAL Team Six member and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life."--Provided by publisher.

Deanna Germain recounts the experiences she had while serving as a nursing supervisor treating Iraqi prisoners in need of medical attention at Abu Ghraib.

Over eighty-two days, the Allies fought the Japanese army in a campaign that would claim more than 150,000 human lives. Artie Shaw was there.

"Mat Best may be the only man alive known for both crazy-intense military ops and crazy-funny YouTube videos. . . .he uses the gallows humor and ribald sensibility that earned him over a million Facebook followers to tell his personal story of military service and the bumpy transition to civilian life and successful entrepreneurship"--Provided by publisher.

Jake Wood, former Marine sniper, returns home to find his fellow veterans battling depression and suicide. He takes his military training and forms Team Rubicon, a group of volunteers that tackle disaster relief.

Combines the diaries and memoirs of Virginia D'Albert-Lake to describe the anti-Nazi French Resistance member's World War II experiences in France and a prison camp.

A memoir in which Captain Thomas Daly, part of the Marines' Rage Company, describes his experiences during the first six months of the surge in Iraq.

Presents the memoirs of a decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer reflecting, not only on his experiences in the war in Iraq, but also about his idyllic childhood in rural New York. Depicts how surviving war and experiencing life and loss never overshadowed the natural youthful curiosity that he kept alive as he shares his reflections on mortality.