Combat Trauma

The revised and updated edition of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's modern classic about the psychology of combat. "An illuminating account of how soldiers learn to kill and how they live with the experiences of having killed." —Washington Post The twentieth century, with its bloody world wars...

An original and groundbreaking examination of the psychological devastation of war through the lens of Homer’s Iliad in this “compassionate book [that] deserves a place in the lasting literature of the Vietnam War” (The New York Times). In this moving and dazzlingly creative book, Dr...

The Combat Trauma Healing Manual provides spiritual tools for those who struggle with Combat Trauma, PTSD and TBI that combine insights from the medical and psychiatric communities with the timeless principles of God’s Word. It is a workbook best used in a group setting for support and encouragement.

David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise. Even less that he would wind up serving as a Rocket man in the jungles of Da Nang and Chu Lai for a 13 month tour in hell. David's journey from naive civilian to battle-hardened combat veteran shows us all how fragile our humanity really is.

November 1967. Central Highlands, Vietnam. Six men walk into the jungle on a routine patrol. None of them will come back the same. Sergeant Hargrove carries the weight of a brother who came home in a box. Jefferson walks point, running from a secret he's never told anyone. Delacroix reads the jungle like his Louisiana bayou, counting the days until he sees his wife again. Chen carries the radio and the unbearable weight of coordinates that turn men into smoke. Kowalski is nineteen, writing letters to a girl in a yellow dress, terrified of becoming what the war needs him to be. And Tran, the...

Vietnam, 1968. Daniel Cofield is nineteen years old, a helicopter crew chief with the 1st Cavalry Division. He will spend twelve months in the air above a war that will never leave him. Daniel arrives at Bien Hoa with sixty-two pounds of gear and no understanding of what waits for him. He is assigned to a Huey helicopter crew — Chalk One — under a pilot who communicates in three taps on the cyclic and says almost nothing else. His crew chief, Lou, teaches him the only rule that matters: The gun wants to fire. You just let it. Over twelve months, Daniel flies into landing zones where the...

You Just Survive is a combat veteran memoir that pulls no punches. These modern war stories from Iraq and Afghanistan sit beside plain spoken accounts of PTSD and trauma recovery, raw combat moments and the quiet battles that follow when the uniform comes off. This is not a sanitized war book. It is a combat veteran memoir told hour by hour, from turret scans in Ramadi and Marjah to patrols that ended with IEDs, mortars, and decisions you carry forever. If you search for modern war stories from Iraq and Afghanistan, you will find the real, unfiltered scenes that define this book. The book ...

In this ambitious follow-up to Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay uses the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the pitfalls that trap many veterans on the road back to civilian life. Seamlessly combining important psychological work and brilliant literary...

Harness the power of breathwork with this compassionate, healing guide for Black women. As a Black woman, Jasmine Marie knows the impact that intergenerational trauma and systemic racism have had—and continue to have—on her community. Those experiences, along with her own journey through...

„The Fundamantals of Equine Assisted Traumatherapy, with case examples from working with members of the Armed Forces“ is a peer-reviewed, must-have reference for any professional who wants to be involved in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. Numerous case examples illustrate the use of Equine Assisted Trauma Therapy principles as it takes readers step by step from necessary theoretical basics to the skills and techniques that constitute clinical equine assisted trauma work. This unique resource is an indispensable guide to develop and implement Equine Assisted Psychotherapy techniques in ...

Looking ahead into the dark, my compass, depth gauge and diving watch confirmed that we were headed towards our target in enemy waters. The mission was clear: to eliminate ships at anchor, ships that were planned to carry out an attack against civilians in northern Israel. Onboard them were Zodiac rubber boats, AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles, RPG anti-tank rockets and plenty of ammunition. The Palestinian terrorists who had been trained for their deadly mission were set to execute their attack two nights later. This was a race against time. After a stealth approach into the harbor, I ...

Heal from trauma and PTSD with the martial art of jiu-jitsu--written for survivors, mental health therapists, and trauma-informed martial arts instructors. This groundbreaking book introduces jiu-jitsu as a powerful embodied modality for trauma survivors in recovery, and includes 10 grounding...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Emmy Award–winning ABC News anchor Martha Raddatz shares inspiring profiles of the 9/11 generation of warriors and their families who have shown courage and resilience on and off the battlefield “An antidote to the cynicism that surrounds us, a celebration of...

There Is Hope for Every Child, Every Parent, and Every Family Parenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who have their own set of unique needs, brings even more challenges. You may have discovered that the...

What Modern Warfare Myths Get Wrong About The Vikings The shield wall was not broken by courage. It was broken by exhaustion, bleeding, and the brutal reality of human limits. Most modern portrayals of Viking warfare are built on a false premise: that violence in the Dark Ages was driven primarily by berserker rage, strength, and fearlessness. But open the archaeological record, and a very different reality emerges. Viking warfare was not an expression of rage—it was a highly engineered system constrained by logistics. Viking Warfare and Engineering presents the gritty, operational ...

They came for the hill. The hill didn't care. November 1967. Delta Company is climbing a ridge on Hill 875, in the mountains near Dak To, when the jungle opens fire before dawn on the first day. By the fifth, the men who are left will carry the names of the ones who aren't. PFC Ozzie Ostrowski is nineteen, in-country three weeks, and about to learn the only math that matters on this hill: how many men you started with, how many are still answering when someone calls their name, and how close "danger close" really is when the numbers on a clearance form are the only thing standing between ...

Shatter the Myths of Valhalla and Discover the Blood-Soaked Reality of Viking Medicine For centuries, the history of Norse healers has been sanitized, replacing the grim reality of battlefield triage with romantic tales of ethereal maidens and mystical forest herbs. In The Butcher's Apothecary: Blood, Fat, and the Brutal Reality of Viking Medicine, Tomas Somerled expertly dismantles this historical propaganda to reveal the horrific, unsterilized mechanics of ancient survival. This immersive and deeply visceral exploration of medieval combat medicine leaves the polite academic distance ...

Facing my dead brother’s best friend was hard. Falling for the huge, quiet mountain man who looked at my curves like he’d been waiting for me? That was dangerous. Owen left me a notebook full of places he never got to see. Seventeen switchbacks. The Summit Bar. The eastern ridge. And one name. Slade Wren. I came to Harrow Peak for my brother. Not for the former combat medic who knew him best. Not for sunrise trails, cabin heat, or rough hands that made fourteen months of numbness turn into want. Slade is quiet. Careful. Controlled. A search-and-rescue mountain man with broad shoulders, ...

Silent Wounds: Healing Military PTSD in Serving and Ex-Serving Soldiers Are you a soldier or veteran struggling with the lasting effects of combat, trauma, or service-related stress? Silent Wounds is your compassionate and practical handbook built for you — by someone who understands the battles inside as well as those outside. Inside you’ll discover: How to recognise and understand the subtle signs of military PTSD, including nightmares, hyper-vigilance, emotional numbing and anger. Proven techniques and coping tools tailored for service members and veterans — from grounding ...

A gripping portrait of courage, trauma, and the making of the most decorated American soldier of WWII, Audie Murphy, providing an intimate perspective on both his fights on the battlefield and the demons that followed him home. On the battlefields of Europe, Audie Murphy faced machine guns...