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Patches of fire

a story of war and redemption
1997
Provides an exploration into the mind and soul of an African-American soldier, looking at his experiences in Vietnam surrounded by death and violence, and of his efforts to find a place in white society upon his return.

Winter soldiers

an oral history of Vietnam Veterans Against the War
2008

Carthage

a novel
2014
When a young girl disappears near a community in the Adirondacks, the people of the town of Carthage must face the fact that an Iraq War veteran is the prime suspect.

Homecoming

a novel
2005
When Halid, a young Muslim war hero, returns home from the Bosnia War, he wants nothing more than to reconnect with the friends of his youth, but he soon realizes that the war, and the government, has torn his former life away from him.

World War II

1939-1945
2014
Covering the era from 1941 to 1945, examines the events, both on the homefront and overseas, surrounding the American involvement in World War II including American heroism and weaponry.

Tripwire - Series #3

2005
The murder of a stranger only hours after he arrived in Key West looking for Jack Reacher sets the ex-military policeman on a collision course with an enemy from his past.

Ceremony

2008
Follows Tayo, a young Native American, after his release from a veteran's hospital following World War II as he searches for meaning and sanity in his life.

The things they carried

2013
Related stories, linked by recurring characters and an interwoven plot, recreate an American foot soldier's experience in the Vietnam War.

In the name of honor

a novel
2010
Military lawyer Paul Terry defends young Lieutenant Brian McCarran, who is accused of shooting his commanding officer, who claimed McCarran was having an affair with his wife.

Fortunate son

the autobiography of Lewis B. Puller, Jr
2000
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Lewis B. Puller, Jr.'s memoir is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. Raised in the shadow of his father, Marine General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, a hero of five wars, young Lewis went to Southeast Asia at the height of the Vietnam War and served with distinction as an officer in his father's beloved Corps. But when he tripped a booby-trapped howitzer round, triggering an explosion that would cost him his legs, his career as a soldier ended, and the battle to reclaim his life began.

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