personal narratives

On t.p.: The Vietnam War and its aftermath in the words of Americans and Southeast Asians.

The author relates her experiences as a member of a women's orchestra in 1944, while a prisoner at Birkenau concentration camp.

Recounts the author's refusal to serve in the armed forces in World War I and the price he paid for that noncompliance.

The real diary of Nadja Halilbegovich, a twelve-year-old in Sarajevo, written during the siege of her city from 1992 to 1995. Discusses the everyday struggle of her community as they tried to live normal lives while forced to scrounge for basic necessities and safety. The diary includes her childhood journal, her artwork, photographs from the war, as well as comments from the author looking back as a young woman.

Presents the words of young people between the ages of eleven and eighteen in which they share what it is like to live in the midst of the upheaval and violence of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

Dutch Jew Edith Velmans recounts her experiences during World War II, focusing on the time she spent in hiding with a Dutch family.

Perel recounts his experiences as a young Jewish boy who joins the Hitler Youth under an assumed name in order to escape the Holocaust of World War II.

The story of a young Jewish girl growing up in a Polish farm village from 1930-1949 is supplemented with paintings and drawings.

A collection of personal narratives describing the London Blitz, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy invasion, and other events of World War II.

A Navy SEAL Team Six sniper reveals how he became an elite soldier while recounting the dramatic mission that nearly cost him his life, offering insider perspectives on his team's extensive training process at the Marine's Scout Sniper School.