Proud to be : writing by American warriors /

Overview: The anthology Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors showcases writing from military veterans and their families from across the nation, including writing about WWI and WWII, Vietnam, the Gulf Conflict, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The books also sponsored a veterans' writing competition...

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Corporate Authors: Missouri Humanities Council, Warriors Arts Alliance
Other Authors: Swartwout, Susan (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cape Girardeau, MO : Southeast Missouri State University Press, 2013-<2014>
Series:Partners in the writing by and about warriors series.
Partners in the military-service literature series.
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Summary:Overview: The anthology Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors showcases writing from military veterans and their families from across the nation, including writing about WWI and WWII, Vietnam, the Gulf Conflict, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The books also sponsored a veterans' writing competition, judge by stellar writers Mark Bowden (Black Hawk Down), William Trent Pancoast (WILDCAT), and soldier-poet Brian Turner (Here, Bullet and Phantom Noise). The winners and finalists are spotlighted in the front of the book. The anthology is the first in an annual series published by Southeast Missouri State University Press in cooperation with the Missouri Humanities Council's Veterans Projects and the Warriors Arts Alliance. The Missouri Humanities Council plans to expand the partnership to include additional organizations that are both concerned and supportive of American veterans.
Item Description:"The Missouri Humanities Council and Warriors Arts Alliance"--Cover, volume 1.
Physical Description:<3 volumes> : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9781733015301
9780988310308
0988310309
9780988310353
098831035X
9780990353041
0990353044