Voices of War

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, Voices of War provokes thoughtful reflection and celebrates the sacrifices made by 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.