personal narratives, american

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When I was a young man

a memoir
2002
Bob Kerrey discusses what it was like to come-of-age during the Vietnam War, exploring how the experiences he had while fighting in Vietnam affected the rest of his life.

War heroes :voices from Iraq

Battle Heroes:voices from Afghanistan
2009

Born on the Fourth of July

1976
A veteran of Vietnam describes his experiences in the war and his re-entry into American society after he was paralyzed.

Dispatches

1978
Details the first hand experiences of a war correspondent soldier during the Vietnam War, depicting the horrors of bodies, drug addictions, and mental breakdowns.

Fighting the flying circus

1990
Author's experiences as a fighter pilot during World War I.

War heroes

voices from Iraq
2009

The airmen

the story of American fliers in World War II
1990

Lone survivor

the eyewitness account of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of SEAL Team 10
2008
American Navy SEAL and team leader Marcus Luttrell tells his story of the loss of his teammates in July 2005 along the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border to al-Qaida insurgents.

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