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An insightful and empathic inside look at the far-reaching impact of combat and service on military personnel and their families. There's no real homecoming for many veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They may go through the motion of daily life, but the terrible sights and sounds of war are still fresh in their minds. In this emphatic, inside look into the lives of combat veterans, Marguerite Bouvard reveals the lingering impact that these wars have had on combat personnel. Based on numerous interviews with veterans and their families, it examines the factors that have made these recent conflicts especially trying - including the extreme duress that is a daily part of a soldier's life, and the all-volunteer nature of the armed forces and the gulf this creates between military personnel and civilian society. For veterans, their families, and especially civilians unaware of how much these soldiers have endured, ""The Invisible Wounds of War"" is important reading.

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The Invisible Wounds of War is an astonishing work of deep research, interviewing, reporting, and compassion that makes visible the personal, societal, psychological, and spiritual costs of the deep--and too often ignored--wounds suffered by many men and women who so patriotically volunteered their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. It should be required reading for every member of the US Congress, the press, and the rest of us who can learn how we also can be part of the solution. --Florence George Graves, Founding director of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University Too many of our veterans suffer in silence, unable to express the pain they feel, the losses they have endured, the transformation that has made them strangers to themselves. It isn't easy to hear their voices, but Marguerite Guzm n Bouvard has done just that, by learning how to listen. And in this book of terrible truth, she encourages the rest of us to listen and to be far more understanding and angry and hopeful. We have a national tragedy to absorb--the impact of this decade of war on our sons and daughters, who will carry invisible wounds for many decades to come. --Frank M. Ochberg, MD, Clinical professor of psychiatry, Michigan State University; former associate director, National Institute of Mental Health This book deserves to be read by everyone to both appreciate and understand our soldiers' sacrifices. We all need to learn that their wounds are not just physical but also psychological, emotional, and spiritual, and that their families make tremendous long-term sacrifices after their return. Our soldiers should be honored and recognized for their service. Sharing their stories, and those of their families, is a way of healing in which we can all participate. --Isaac Schiff, MD, Chief of service, Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital

"""""The Invisible Wounds of War is an astonishing work of deep research, interviewing, reporting, and compassion that makes visible the personal, societal, psychological, and spiritual costs of the deep--and too often ignored--wounds suffered by many men and women who so patriotically volunteered their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. It should be required reading for every member of the US Congress, the press, and the rest of us who can learn how we also can be part of the solution."" --Florence George Graves, Founding director of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University ""Too many of our veterans suffer in silence, unable to express the pain they feel, the losses they have endured, the transformation that has made them strangers to themselves. It isn't easy to hear their voices, but Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard has done just that, by learning how to listen. And in this book of terrible truth, she encourages the rest of us to listen and to be far more understanding and angry and hopeful. We have a national tragedy to absorb--the impact of this decade of war on our sons and daughters, who will carry invisible wounds for many decades to come."" --Frank M. Ochberg, MD, Clinical professor of psychiatry, Michigan State University; former associate director, National Institute of Mental Health ""This book deserves to be read by everyone to both appreciate and understand our soldiers' sacrifices. We all need to learn that their wounds are not just physical but also psychological, emotional, and spiritual, and that their families make tremendous long-term sacrifices after their return. Our soldiers should be honored and recognized for their service. Sharing their stories, and those of their families, is a way of healing in which we can all participate."" --Isaac Schiff, MD, Chief of service, Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital"

The Invisible Wounds of War is an astonishing work of deep research, interviewing, reporting, and compassion that makes visible the personal, societal, psychological, and spiritual costs of the deep--and too often ignored--wounds suffered by many men and women who so patriotically volunteered their service in Iraq and Afghanistan. It should be required reading for every member of the US Congress, the press, and the rest of us who can learn how we also can be part of the solution. <br>--Florence George Graves, Founding director of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University<br><br> Too many of our veterans suffer in silence, unable to express the pain they feel, the losses they have endured, the transformation that has made them strangers to themselves. It isn't easy to hear their voices, but Marguerite Guzman Bouvard has done just that, by learning how to listen. And in this book of terrible truth, she encourages the rest of us to listen and to be far more understanding and angry and hopeful. We have a national tragedy to absorb--the impact of this decade of war on our sons and daughters, who will carry invisible wounds for many decades to come. <br>--Frank M. Ochberg, MD, Clinical professor of psychiatry, Michigan State University; former associate director, National Institute of Mental Health<br><br> This book deserves to be read by everyone to both appreciate and understand our soldiers' sacrifices. We all need to learn that their wounds are not just physical but also psychological, emotional, and spiritual, and that their families make tremendous long-term sacrifices after their return. Our soldiers should be honored and recognized for their service. Sharing their stories, and those of their families, is a way of healing in which we can all participate. <br>--Isaac Schiff, MD, Chief of service, Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Marguerite Guzman Bouvard is resident scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandies University, and the author of more than fifteen books.

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