Soldiers and Veterans: Then and Now

Updated November 6, 2025
D
Library Services at Delaware County Community College
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
Glory in their spirit : how four black women took on the Army during World War II
Bolzenius, Sandra M., 1959- author.
Paper Book
Before Rosa Parks and the March on Washington, four African American women risked their careers and freedom to defy the United States Army over segregation. Women Army Corps (WAC) privates Mary Green, Anna Morrison, Johnnie Murphy, and Alice Young enlisted to serve their country, improve their...
Sacred duty : a soldier's tour at Arlington National Cemetery
Cotton, Tom
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A moving, reverent history--a tribute, really--to 'The Old Guard' ... An ode to excellence and caring in service to the nation. It is an inspiring read for every American." -- ROBERT M. GATES An extraordinary journey behind the scenes of Arlington National...
Half American : the epic story of African Americans fighting World War II at home and abroad
Delmont, Matthew F.
Paper Book
The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil rights expert and Dartmouth history professor Matthew Delmont. Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in...
Bridge to the sun : the secret role of the Japanese Americans who fought in the Pacific in World War II
Henderson, Bruce
Paper Book
One of the last, great untold stories of World War II-kept hidden for decades-even after most of the World War II records were declassified in 1972, many of the files remained untouched in various archives-a gripping true tale of courage and adventure from Bruce Henderson, master storyteller,...
Tribe : on homecoming and belonging
Junger, Sebastian
Paper Book
We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin...
The evil hours : a biography of post-traumatic stress disorder
Morris, David J.
Paper Book
In the tradition ofThe Emperor of All Maladies andThe Noonday Demon, a moving, eye-opening exploration of PTSD   Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and '90s, posttraumatic stress disorder haunts us in the...
Charlie Company's journey home : the boys of '67 and the war they left behind
Wiest, Andrew A.
Paper Book
The Boys of '67 and the War They Left Behind The human experience of the Vietnam War is almost impossible to grasp--the camaraderie, the fear, the smell, the pain. Men were transformed into soldiers, and then into warriors. These warriors had wives who loved them...

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.