Serving America's Veterans: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues) - Tapa dura

"This book would make a lasting contribution to the library of any service family or concerned citizen." - Parameters "Filled with statistics and facts, this work offers a balanced approach to the good (caring for wounded veterans and the impact of veterans on the present society) and the bad (administrative barriers to VA health care and benefits). It is perfect for academic libraries. Summing up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above." - Choice "Korb et al. (defense information and national security, Center for American Progress) examine veterans' affairs in the US, and the related infrastructural conditions, administrative and health care service challenges, and policy and political issues. They consider the history of veterans affairs; veteran demographics and their impact on the American political system; issues such as administrative barriers to accessing health care and benefits; and mental health problems, all of which have been affected by changes to personnel policies, unprecedented levels of National Guard and Reserve mobilization, changes to the length and number of tours, and the length of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, among other factors. The final chapter considers the challenges faced by General Eric Shinseki, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs." - Reference & Research Book News

In this authoritative handbook, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense lays out the infrastructural, administrative, and health care challenges facing the Veterans Administration, policymakers, and our veterans themselves. * Timeline * Appendixes * Glossary * Annotated Bibliography