Our Veterans
Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs
1st Edition
Published on 2. May 2022
352 pages
978-1-4780-2314-2 (ISBN)
Description
In Our Veterans, Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven explore the physical, emotional, social, economic, and psychological impact of military service and the problems that veterans face when they return to civilian life.
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Suzanne Gordon | Steve Early | Jasper Craven
Our Veterans
Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs
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08/2022
Duke University Press
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Suzanne Gordon | Steve Early | Jasper Craven
Our Veterans
Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs
Book
08/2022
Duke University Press
€118.70
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Suzanne Gordon is Senior Policy Analyst at the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute and the author of many books, most recently, Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans.
Steve Early is a freelance journalist, labor organizer, lawyer, and the author of, most recently, Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City. His work has appeared in theNew York Times, the Washington Post, and theNation, among others.
Jasper Craven is a freelance journalist who covers the military and veterans. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, theNew Republic, and theBaffler, among others.
Steve Early is a freelance journalist, labor organizer, lawyer, and the author of, most recently, Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City. His work has appeared in theNew York Times, the Washington Post, and theNation, among others.
Jasper Craven is a freelance journalist who covers the military and veterans. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, theNew Republic, and theBaffler, among others.
Content
List of Abbreviations ix
Preface xiii
Authors' Note and Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Friendly Fire 1
1. A Toxic Workplace 27
2. Life and Work after the Military 57
3. Stolen Valor 85
4. Last Stand of the Legion Post? 108
5. The New VSOs 134
6. A VA Healthcare Struggle 155
7. Playing the Veteran Card 176
8. Veterans and the 2020 Election 199
Conclusion: Rethinking Veterans Affairs 222
Notes 253
Selected Bibliography 311
Index 317
Preface xiii
Authors' Note and Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Friendly Fire 1
1. A Toxic Workplace 27
2. Life and Work after the Military 57
3. Stolen Valor 85
4. Last Stand of the Legion Post? 108
5. The New VSOs 134
6. A VA Healthcare Struggle 155
7. Playing the Veteran Card 176
8. Veterans and the 2020 Election 199
Conclusion: Rethinking Veterans Affairs 222
Notes 253
Selected Bibliography 311
Index 317
