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For Veterans, Getting Home Is Only Half The Battle
Book Review, NationalJournal.com
Few Americans understand post-traumatic stress disorder, much less choose to read entire books on the subject. Combine disturbing clinical accounts of Vietnam veterans' psychological and emotional damage with an allegorical reading of Homer's "Odyssey," and one could be forgiven for assuming the target audience is a half-dozen classically educated psychiatrists.
Does The Military-Civilian Divide Really Matter?
Book Review, NationalJournal.com
When Bill Clinton and, later, to a lesser extent, George W. Bush were questioned about their efforts to avoid Vietnam, the underlying pretext was that a president must understand the culture and capabilities of the military he commands. And while the politics may not have always been pretty, the point is a valid one.
