personal narratives, american

Relates the experiences of thirty-five Japanese-Americans and their families who were sent to American prison camps during World War II.

Tells the true story of a dog named Lava, who was rescued from an abandoned house in Fallujah, Iraq, cared for by the Marines who found him, and eventually permitted to come to the United States.

Draws on in-depth interviews with American soldiers to trace the history of the Iraq war from initial invasion to the present.

Presents the stories of twenty-five American veterans of the Iraq War, providing a variety of perspectives on the controversial conflict.

The author uses letters he wrote home to his mother during his tour of duty in Vietnam as the basis of a description of his experiences as a U.S. Marine Scout Sniper during the war.

Collects blog entries by more than forty American soldiers, written while serving in Afghanistan or Iraq or after returning home, and includes pieces by significant others and family members.

John Crawford, a Florida National Guardsman called up in autumn 2002, tells the story of his tour of duty in Iraq, a stint that was supposed to be three to six months but lasted over a year, discussing his experiences dealing with everything from supply inadequacies and command mismanagements to cleaning up dismembered people on the streets and other realities of the war.

A reprint of the 1943 book in which news correspondent Richard Tregaskis provides an eyewitness account of the World War II battles on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942.