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Many call them "the greatest generation"--those who fought in World War II. Author Gregg Patterson Davis can claim that distinction. He was a kid running the streets during the Great Depression, dodging problems created by a distant father. Then he left behind his home and high school sweetheart for the battlefields of Europe--and returned a decorated and wounded man.

As a soldier in the 89^th Infantry Division, many of the "Rolling W" wrote of their experiences--sometimes in blood. The Division spearheaded one of history's most spectacular pursuits to win the most...

In Poetry, PTSD, My Family, and Me

Edward Michaels describes his journey through life.
He writes about his children and his amazing, steadfast wife.
He talks of love and loss, life and pain, PTSD, his darkness and shame.
He expresses the importance of finding angelic aid,
Pushing to stand again, to illuminate the shade.
To mention military service, the pride from serving his flag,
And the utter devastation when advised to pack his bag.
But this book is not all gloomy, as it talks of laughter too,
The strength of those...

"This book is a valuable resource for all those affected by complex PTSD, allowing them to be informed and active as partners in the therapeutic healing process."
-from the foreword by Jim Knipe, PhD, author of EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation

Those affected by complex PTSD commonly feel as though there is something fundamentally wrong with them-that somewhere inside there is a part of them that needs to be fixed. Though untrue, such beliefs can feel extremely real and frightening. Difficult as it may be, facing...

Trooper Harold S. Cole offers rare insights into America's past by highlighting the tumultuous and triumphant history of the Buffalo Soldier. Growing up in North Pelham, New York, he started his military career prior to the start of World War II, and completed his service during the years of the Vietnam War. We Can, We Will, Ready and Forward are the tenets of the famed 9th and 10th Cavalry respectively, and served as Trooper Cole's motivation in life. He is more than a military man, he is a leader, disciplinarian, husband, father, and served as President for the Ninth and Tenth (Horse)...

A Pea Coat Goes Home is the story of a 70 year- old coat that the author and his father shared throughout their lives. The coat will survive a world war, be worn during a marriage proposal and handed down to the author as he wears it in his own youth. The coat will occupy many closets as lives change until it is ultimately returned to the ship (now a museum) where its original owner served during World War 2.

This is a true story of survival during the American Civil War. It tells of the difficult life on a mid-nineteenth century Minnesota homestead for a mother and her three young children while her husband is away, having answered Lincoln’s call for volunteers to help preserve the Union.

Away at War is based on one hundred letters the soldier wrote his family during his two years of service, which ended with his death at the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia.

The book opens with David Brainard Griffin’s farewell to his family, along with his promise to return. Philinda...

On July 22, 1986, Wendy Taylor became a soldier's wife. She wasn't even twenty years old yet, and neither was he. For the next two decades, Wendy remained a soldier's wife. Through basic training, deployments, and promotions, she was by his side--sometimes physically and sometimes emotionally. Being a soldier's wife is not easy. Every time he left, she ached for him; but she never imagined the ache would become a permanent fixture in her life.

On January 20, 2007, Wendy Taylor became a soldier's widow--a part of the Gold Star Family, an exclusive family no one wants to be a part of....