Veterans Voices: Remarkable Stories of Heroism, Sacrifice, and Honor - Hardcover

Miller, Robert H.; Wakeford, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1426216386 ISBN 13: 9781426216381

Publisher: National Geographic, 2016

Synopsis

Through intimate photographs and poignant stories, this heart-rending book showcases the courage, heroics, and sacrifice of selected U.S. soldiers and veterans. This deeply moving, timely celebration of veterans highlights the heroes in our midst by bringing these brave men and women to life. Veterans Voices blends beauty and impact and gorgeous photographic displays with inspiring storytelling.

About this title

About the Author:

ROBERT H. MILLER is a successful author and photojournalist. He has been a professional photographer for thirty-six years and is the recipient of several international awards. He is the author of Hidden Hell: Discovering My Father's POW Diary and co-author with Andrew Wakeford of Portraits of Service.  

ANDREW WAKEFORD, a British native, was a freelance advertising photographer for well-known global companies for most of his adult life. He began working for the Patton Sustainable Trust in Germany in 2009 where he curated several exhibitions and gained access to veterans and their stories. Veterans Voices is his second book with his friend and co-author Robert H. Miller devoted to veterans.

Review:

“A unique celebration of the human spirit, a compendium of real life examples of courage, exceptionally well written...one of those singular volumes that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished.”-Midwest Book Review

“[The book] recounts wartime experiences that are heart-wrenching, inspiring, heroic and, above all, an emotional tribute to the brave men and women who grace its 256 pages.”-Observer and Eccentric Newspapers

“National Geographic’s moving tribute brings these American heroes to life through intimate photographs and poignant stories.”-History Book Club

“A must have coffee table book that would make a great gift for any patriot.”-San Francisco Book Review

“No military or patriotic collection should be without this inspirational collection.”-California Book Watch

About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1426216386
• ISBN 13: 9781426216381
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256