As the U.S. celebrates Veteran's Day, our thoughts turn to soldiers of past and present wars.


What goes through the mind of a soldier on the front lines? What is it like to be in the midst of so much danger?

Read about the real life experiences of men and women who fought for freedom as they recount personal stories of heroism, fear, sadness, and enduring strength. Learn more about the extreme sacrifices and bravery of those who have served in the armed forces throughout history.

Remembering past wars
War and Memory in the Twentieth Century >
  by Martin Evans & Ken Lunn (1997) 272 pages

War and American Women: Heroism, Deeds, and Controversy >
  by William B. Breuer (1997) 258 pages

Gulf War
Falcon's Cry: A Desert Storm Memoir>
 by Michael William Donnelly (1998) 256 pages

Vietnam War
Suicide Charlie: A Vietnam War Story>
 by Norman L. Russell (1993) 198 pages

A Patriot after All: The Story of a Chicano Vietnam Vet>
 by Juan Ramirez (1999) 180 pages

World War II
A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman>
 by Charles W. Dryden (1997) 424 pages

American POWs of World War II: Forgotten Men Tell Their Stories >
 by Tom Bird (1992) 156 pages

OSS against the Reich: The World War II Diaries of Colonel David K.E. Bruce>
 by Nelson Douglas Lankford (1991) 258 pages

World War I
The Long Road of War: A Marine's Story of Pacific Combat>
 by James W. Johnston (1998) 174 pages

Wounded and a Prisoner of War >
 by John Dalberg Acton (1917) 314 pages

My Home in the Field of Mercy>
 by Frances Wilson Huard (1917) 273 pages

Civil War
Reminiscences of the Civil War>
 by John B. Gordon (1903) 479 pages

The Citizen-Soldier: The Memoirs of a Civil War Volunteer>
 by John Beaty (1998) 382 pages

Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate States Armies>
 by J. B. Hood (1996) 358 pages

Through Ordinary Eyes: The Civil War Correspondence of Rufus Robbins, Private, 7th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers>
 by Jon Wakelyn, Ella Jane Bruen & Brian M. Fitzgibbons (2000) 220 pages

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