By Tom Wiener
Introduction by Max Cleland
Afterword by Chuck Hagel

From the mammoth Library of Congress Veterans History Project comes this extraordinary collection of stories of courage, friendship, and uncommon sacrifice in extraordinary times.

The experience of war has affected every generation in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and every soldier has a story to tell. Since the year 2000, the Veterans History Project, a new department of the Library of Congress, has been collecting and preserving the memories of veterans and their families and friends. In addition to more than 50,000 recorded oral histories, the Veteran's History Project has amassed thousands of letters, photographs, scrapbooks, and invaluable mementos from nearly a century of warfare.

In the first book to showcase the richness and depth of this collection, Voice of War provokes thoughtful reflection and celebrates the sacrifices made by the millions of veterans who have fought in World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf. Organized thematically into sections--Answering the Call, A Day in the Life, Combat, The Home Front, and Coming Home--this volume illustrates how the legacy of war continues in the modern world, and how warfare has changed with the introduction of email, digital photography, and embedded journalists.

The moving story of America at war emerges from the diverse memories collected in this stirring tribute. It is the perfect gift for the country's twenty million vets, their families, their friends, and their fellow Americans.

Publisher: National Geographic in association with the Library of Congress

Description: Trade Paperback, 6 1/2" x 9", 320 pages, 150 illustrations

ISBN: 0-7922-4204-1

Price: $16.95

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Product #: 21107094