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Veteran Issues: A Reference Handbook provides readers with a platform for investigating and understanding contemporary issues faced by veterans of all eras.
Veteran Issues: A Reference Handbook provides readers with the necessary essentials about veterans of the United States military. The information is organized into five topic areas, with the comprehensive nature of these chapters offering the reader a detailed examination of veterans' issues through the first decade of the 21st century.
The volume begins with a chapter on the background and history of veterans in the United States. This is followed by a chapter that addresses the challenges that veterans have faced, controversies that they have endured, and solutions to those controversies that have been proposed. Listening to the voices of veterans is critical in finding these solutions, and the third chapter comprises essays from a diverse cadre of military veterans. Additionally, an entire chapter profiles the individuals and organizations that have contributed to the history of care and service to veterans. Finally, a chapter providing resources for further study includes books, articles, and links to a broad spectrum of information.
* Highlights historical background, contemporary concerns, and potential solutions
* Features first-hand voices of veterans
* Provides readers with carefully selected primary and secondary sources for truly understanding the issues that currently affect the US veteran population
* Includes accessible primary source documents such as professional papers, legislative initiatives, books and links to a variety of veteran relevant documents