Battle Scars

Author: Meghan O'Brien
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1602824169
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Returning Iraq war veteran Ray McKenna struggles with battle scars that can only be healed by love. Ray McKenna returns from the war in Iraq to find that she had attained unwanted celebrity status back home. As the only surviving American soldier of a well-publicized hostage crisis, she is the center of attention at a time when all she wants is solitude. Struggling to overcome the fear and anxiety that plague her, she relies on her psychiatric therapy dog Jagger to help her through the vicious symptoms of PTSD. Veterinarian Dr. Carly Warner hasn't yet figured out how to open her heart to the possibility of falling in love again after the death of her longtime partner. When Ray McKenna walks into the North Coast Veterinary Clinic with Jagger, she and Carly begin a friendship that takes them both by surprise. Brought together by their shared love of dogs, Ray and Carly discover that they are both capable of moving forward, if only they are brave enough to try.

Battle Scars

Author: Christopher Yost
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302013890
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 151

Book Description
The post-Fear Itself Marvel Universe begins here! Who is Army Ranger Marcus Jones? How could he tear the Marvel Universe apart, and why is he the most wanted man in the world? S.H.I.E.L.D., Taskmaster, Captain America and more want him - dead or alive. But when Deadpool joins the hunt, the greatest secret in the Marvel Universe begins to unravel. Taskmaster knows more than he's saying ... and Marcus Johnson wants answers! The mystery deepens as the hunted becomes the hunter! COLLECTING: BATTLE SCARS 1-6

Battle Scars

Author: Catherine Clinton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198038887
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Over a decade ago, the publication of Divided Houses ushered in a new field of scholarship on gender and the Civil War. Following in its wake, Battle Scars showcases insights from award-winning historians as well as emerging scholars. This volume depicts the ways in which gender, race, nationalism, religion, literary culture, sexual mores, and even epidemiology underwent radical transformations from when Americans went to war in 1861 through Reconstruction. Examining the interplay among such phenomena as racial stereotypes, sexual violence, trauma, and notions of masculinity, Battle Scars represents the best new scholarship on men and women in the North and South and highlights how lives were transformed by this era of tumultuous change.

Battle Scars

Author: Chip Reid
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1636243568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
A unique insight into how combat in Iraq has shaped the lives of a battalion of young Marines. The most eye-opening, and terrifying, story in Chip Reid's career as a journalist was the six weeks he spent with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as a correspondent for NBC News. Traveling shoulder-to-shoulder with the young Marines, he had unparalleled access, witnessing them in combat, and interviewing as many as he could persuade his bosses to put on air, allowing them to tell their war stories in their own words. It took only 22 days for the Marines of 3/5 to fight their way to Baghdad, but the effects on those who fought have lasted a lifetime. They lost a number of their own in battle, and others suffered life-threatening injuries. Of those who returned - even if they avoided physical scars - many have had to find their own way through survivor's guilt and the nightmare of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, with all its attendant miseries. Twenty years on, Chip sat down with the Marines of 3/5 once more. They told Chip inspiring stories of heroism in battle, of camaraderie and comrades lost, of patriotism and belief in mission, of recovery and success in both military and civilian life, and of the new appreciation for life that results from Post-Traumatic Growth. Visceral and searingly honest, this book is a tribute to the Marines for their service, and for the many sacrifices they made then, and that many still make today.

Battle Scars

Author: Cara Carnes
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781087416694
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
Scars don't always heal... Jesse Mason chose duty over love and endured the hell of captivity comforted only with thoughts of the woman he left behind. Though the physical damage has healed, the emotional battle continues now that he's home. He fakes happy and whole until Ellie is thrust back into his life. She's everything he ever wanted but can never have. Getting wrapped up in her problems is not an option, but neither is leaving her in danger. Without her he'd be nothing. Scars aren't always visible... Ellie Travers salvaged her scarred heart and landed headfirst in a horrible marriage. Now divorced, broke, and desperate to care for her ailing mother, she accepts the only job offered-Office Manager at The Arsenal. Working for the man who broke her heart should be simple compared to escaping a hellacious marriage. But only she can help Jesse win the final war for his soul, and she'll do anything to save him-even at the risk of losing herself. The battle lines have been drawn. Together they must navigate the minefields of love and sacrifice because failure is not an option.

Battle Scars

Author: John Wilson
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN: 1772030937
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Cousins Walt and Nate McGregor, reeling from the carnage on the frontlines of the American Civil War, reunite in a notorious wartime prison.

Battle Scars

Author: Jason Fox
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473563100
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 293

Book Description
THE EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. 'The most important book you'll ever read... Battle Scars will save lives.' TOM MARCUS, author of SOLDIER SPY Battle Scars tells the story of Jason Fox's career as an elite operator, from the gunfights, hostage rescues, daring escapes and heroic endeavours that defined his service, to a very different kind of battle that awaited him at home. After more than two decades of active duty, Foxy was diagnosed with complex PTSD, forcing him to leave the military brotherhood and confront the hard reality of what follows. What happens when you become your own enemy? How do you keep on fighting when life itself no longer feels worth fighting for? Unflinchingly honest, Battle Scars is a breathtaking account of Special Forces soldiering: a chronicle of operational bravery, and of superhuman courage on and off the battlefield. --- 'A vivid, searing account of a life at war.' BEAR GRYLLS 'A must read.' ANT MIDDLETON, bestselling author of FIRST MAN IN. --- What readers are saying: 'Outstanding' ***** 'Inspiring' ***** 'Courageous' ***** 'Remarkable' ***** 'An absolute must-read' ***** --- Life Under Fire, Jason Fox's powerful and inspiring new book is OUT NOW

Battle Scars

Author: John Wilson
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781553377030
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
This novel by John Wilson is the sequel to The Flags of War and highlights the complexity of relationships during wartime.

Break Point

Author: Ollie Ollerton
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1788702085
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
DON'T MISS OLLIE OLLERTON'S MUST-HAVE SURVIVAL GUIDE, HOW TO SURVIVE (ALMOST) ANYTHING! PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER OLLIE OLLERTON CO-HOSTS SAS: WHO DARES WINS ALONGSIDE ANT MIDDLETON, JASON FOX and MARK BILLINGHAM. THIS IS HIS INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY Where is your break point? Is it here? Facing the gruelling SAS selection process on one leg, with a busted ankle and the finish line nowhere in sight? Or here? Under heavy fire from armed kidnappers while protecting journalists en route to Baghdad. Or is it here? At the bottom of a bottle, with a family in pieces, unable to adapt to a civilian lifestyle, yearning for a warzone? Ex-Special Forces soldier and star of TV's SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ollie Ollerton has faced many break points in his life and now he tells us the vital lessons he has learnt. His incredible story features hardened criminals, high-speed car chases, counter-terrorism and humanitarian heroics - freeing children from a trafficking ring in Thailand. Ollie has faced break points in his personal life too, surviving a freak childhood attack, run-ins with the law as a teenager rebelling against a broken home, his self-destructive battles with alcohol and drug addiction, and his struggles with anxiety and depression. His final redemption as an entrepreneur and mental health charity ambassador has seen him overcome adversity to build a new and better life. 'Everyone has the capacity for incredible achievement, because it's only when it's crunch time, when you're down to your last bullet - when you're at break point - that you find out who you really are.'

Scars of Independence

Author: Holger Hoock
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN: 0804137285
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 578

Book Description
Tory hunting -- Britain's dilemma -- Rubicon -- Plundering protectors -- Violated bodies -- Slaughterhouses -- Black holes -- Skiver them! -- Town-destroyer -- Americanizing the war -- Man for man -- Returning losers