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3012: Psychedelic Portfolio - Airliner Liveries of the 1990s3012 (Paperback): Robbie Snaw 3012: Psychedelic Portfolio - Airliner Liveries of the 1990s3012 (Paperback)
Robbie Snaw
R396 R313 Discovery Miles 3 130 Save R83 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tsuen Wan: Concord Publications, 1999. pp. 64.Contemporary b/w photographs, and descriptive text. With colour plates

Women & Diversity - Examinations of the Boardroom, the Battlefield & Congress (Paperback): Alvin Mendez Women & Diversity - Examinations of the Boardroom, the Battlefield & Congress (Paperback)
Alvin Mendez
R1,895 Discovery Miles 18 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Women make up almost half of the nation's workforce, yet research shows that they continue to hold a lower percentage of corporate board seats compared to men. Research highlights advantages to gender diverse boards, and some countries have taken steps to increase board gender diversity. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires companies to disclose certain information on board diversity. This book examines the representation of women on boards of U.S. publicly-traded companies and factors that may affect it; and selected stakeholders views on strategies for increasing representation of women on corporate boards. Furthermore, this book discusses women in combat, and includes a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information.

Soldiers' Stories - A Collection of WWII Memoirs (Paperback, 3rd Revised Publisher and Cover ed.): Myra Miller Soldiers' Stories - A Collection of WWII Memoirs (Paperback, 3rd Revised Publisher and Cover ed.)
Myra Miller; Illustrated by Ken Miller; Edited by Lynette Miller Ballard
R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cycling in Europe - An Illustrated Hand-Book of Information for the use of Touring Cyclists - Containing also Hints for... Cycling in Europe - An Illustrated Hand-Book of Information for the use of Touring Cyclists - Containing also Hints for Preparation, Suggestions Concerning Baggage, Expenses, Routes, Hotels, and a List of Famous Cycling Tours in England, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Germany and Holland (Paperback)
F. A. Elwell
R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Train Near Magdeburg - A Teacher's Journey into the Holocaust, and the reuniting of the survivors and liberators, 70... A Train Near Magdeburg - A Teacher's Journey into the Holocaust, and the reuniting of the survivors and liberators, 70 years on (Hardcover)
Matthew Rozell
R1,046 Discovery Miles 10 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Living and Surviving in Harm's Way - A Psychological Treatment Handbook for Pre- and Post-Deployment of Military Personnel... Living and Surviving in Harm's Way - A Psychological Treatment Handbook for Pre- and Post-Deployment of Military Personnel (Hardcover)
Sharon Morgillo Freeman, Bret A. Moore, Arthur Freeman
R3,963 Discovery Miles 39 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Living and Surviving in Harm's Way, experts investigate the psychological impact of how warriors live and survive in combat duty. They address the combat preparation of servicemen and women, their support systems, and their interpersonal and intrapersonal experiences. The text maintains a focus on cognitive-behavioral interventions for treating various combat-related disorders, and addresses psychological health and adjustment after leaving the battlefield. The text is logically organized for easy reading and reference, and covers often overlooked topics such as preparation and training of service personnel, women in combat, and the indirect effects of combat stress on family. This book is written by clinicians who have in some ways experienced what they write about, and resonates with mental health professionals, servicemen and women, and their families. Any clinician hoping to treat a serviceman or woman effectively cannot afford to overlook this book.

Missing but Not Forgotten: Men of the Thiepval Memorial - Somme (Hardcover): Ken Linge, Pam Linge Missing but Not Forgotten: Men of the Thiepval Memorial - Somme (Hardcover)
Ken Linge, Pam Linge
R782 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R140 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Thiepval Memorial commemorates over 72,000 men who have no known grave; all went missing in the Somme sector during the three years of conflict that finally ended on 20 March 1918. The book is not a military history of the Battle of the Somme, it is about personal remembrance, and features over 200 fascinating stories of the men who fought and died and whose final resting places have not been identified. Countries within the UK are all well represented, as are the men whose roots were in the far-flung reaches of the Empire and even 'foreigners'. The stories that lie behind each of the names carved into the memorial's panels illustrate the various backgrounds and differing lives of these men. The diverse social mix of the men - young and old, 'gentry' to 'labourers', actors, artists, clergy, poets, sportsmen, writers, and more - is something that stands out in the book. Despite their social differences, what is most apparent is the wide impact of the loss for over fifty widows, around 100 children left fatherless and over thirty families mourning more than one son. Ranks from private to lieutenant colonel are expertly covered, as well as all seven winners of the VC.These captivating stories stand as remembrance for each man and to all the others on the memorial. They are meticulously organized so the book can be of use to visitors as they walk around the memorial; as a name is viewed, the story behind that name can be read.

Camouflaged Sisters - Revealing Struggles of the Black Woman's Military Experience (Paperback): Lila Holley Camouflaged Sisters - Revealing Struggles of the Black Woman's Military Experience (Paperback)
Lila Holley
R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
American Soldiers - Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam (Paperback, New edition): Peter S. Kindsvatter American Soldiers - Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam (Paperback, New edition)
Peter S. Kindsvatter
R1,009 Discovery Miles 10 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Some warriors are drawn to the thrill of combat and find it the defining moment of their lives. Others fall victim to fear, exhaustion, impaired reasoning, and despair. This was certainly true for twentieth-century American ground troops. Whether embracing or being demoralized by war, these men risked their lives for causes larger than themselves with no promise of safe return. This book is the first to synthesize the wartime experiences of American combat soldiers, from the doughboys of World War I to the grunts of Vietnam. Focusing on both soldiers and marines, it draws on histories and memoirs, oral histories, psychological and sociological studies, and even fiction to show that their experiences remain fundamentally the same regardless of the enemy, terrain, training, or weaponry. Peter Kindsvatter gets inside the minds of American soldiers to reveal what motivated them to serve and how they were turned into soldiers. He recreates the physical and emotional aspects of war to tell how fighting men dealt with danger and hardship, and he explores the roles of comradeship, leadership, and the sustaining beliefs in cause and country. He also illuminates soldiers' attitudes toward the enemy, toward the rear echelon, and toward the home front. And he tells why some broke down under fire while others excelled. Here are the first tastes of battle, as when a green recruit reported that "for the first time I realized that the people over the ridge wanted to kill me," while another was befuddled by the unfamiliar sound of bullets whizzing overhead. Here are soldiers struggling to cope with war's stress by seeking solace from local women or simply smoking cigarettes. And here are tales of combat avoidance and fraggings not unique to Vietnam, of soldiers in Korea disgruntled over home-front indifference, and of the unique experiences of African American soldiers in the Jim Crow army. By capturing the core "band of brothers" experience across several generations of warfare, Kindsvatter celebrates the American soldier while helping us to better understand war's lethal reality--and why soldiers persevere in the face of its horrors.

Ranger Games - A Story of Soldiers, Family and an Inexplicable Crime (Hardcover): Ben Blum Ranger Games - A Story of Soldiers, Family and an Inexplicable Crime (Hardcover)
Ben Blum 1
R543 R127 Discovery Miles 1 270 Save R416 (77%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A tense and layered true-crime story about an all-American soldier boy turned bank robber Alex Blum was a clean-cut all-American kid with one unshakeable goal in life: to serve his country in the military. He was accepted into the elite Rangers regiment, but on the first day of his leave before deployment to Iraq, Alex got into his car with two fellow soldiers and two strangers, drove to a local bank in Tacoma, and committed armed robbery. The Blum family was devastated and mystified. How could he have done such a thing? Alex's attorney presented a defence based on the theory that trainee Rangers are indoctrinated on a level akin to the brainwashing in an extreme religious cult, and Alex insisted that he had believed the robbery was just another exercise in the famously daunting Ranger program. But Luke Elliot Sommer, the charismatic soldier behind the robbery, maintained that Alex knew exactly what he was doing, and had, in fact, planned it all with him. Who was lying? What had happened to Alex during those gruelling months of training? How accountable was he?

Mom Told Me You Are A Hero - A Coloring Book (Paperback): Constance Gibbons Mom Told Me You Are A Hero - A Coloring Book (Paperback)
Constance Gibbons
R131 Discovery Miles 1 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Swords Trembling in Their Scabbards - The Changing Status of Indian Officers in the Indian Army 1757-1947 (Hardcover): Michael... Swords Trembling in Their Scabbards - The Changing Status of Indian Officers in the Indian Army 1757-1947 (Hardcover)
Michael Creese
R1,043 R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Save R217 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Indian Army founded by the East India Company in the eighteenth century was unique among the armies of the world in that it had two groups of officers - British and Indian. The intention was that the Indian officers, coming from similar backgrounds as their men and naturally understanding their social and religious mores and customs, would form the crucial link between the British officers and the sepoys. It is surprising, therefore, that there has been very little written, by either British or Indian historians, regarding the role and experience of those officers. They were promoted from the ranks and served for many years in their units, embodying both the spirit and the traditions of their regiments. So who were these Indian officers who look out at us from photographs taken from the eighteen eighties onwards? What was their background, education and training? How did they, and their British officers, interpret their role? The present volume is a long over-due attempt to answer these questions and to pay due tribute to the men who served the Raj and their country so well in peace and war. A wide variety of sources has been drawn upon, including interviews with British officers who served with the Indian Army. A thread running through the book is provided by the diary of Amar Singh, a Rajput from Jaipur. He was one of the first members of the elite Imperial Cadet Corps and served in China, France, Mesopotamia and on the North-West Frontier. He ended his military career as Commandant of the Jaipur State forces.

Executed at Dawn - British Firing Squads on the Western Front 1914-1918 (Paperback, 2nd edition): David Johnson Executed at Dawn - British Firing Squads on the Western Front 1914-1918 (Paperback, 2nd edition)
David Johnson
R410 R321 Discovery Miles 3 210 Save R89 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Much has been written about the 302 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were executed for military offences during the First World War, but there is usually only a passing reference to those who took part - the members of the firing squad, the officer in charge, the medical officer and the padre. What are their stories? Through extensive research, David Johnson explores the controversial story of the men forced to shoot their fellow Tommies, examining how they were selected; how they were treated before, during, and after the executions; and why there were so many procedural variations in the way that the executions were conducted.

Why Veterans Run - Military Service in American Presidential Elections, 1789-2016 (Paperback): Jeremy M. Teigen Why Veterans Run - Military Service in American Presidential Elections, 1789-2016 (Paperback)
Jeremy M. Teigen
R846 Discovery Miles 8 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The assumptions that military service helps candidates attract votes-while lacking it harms a candidate's chances-has been an article of faith since the electoral coronation of George Washington in 1789. Perhaps the most compelling fact driving the perception that military service helps win votes is the large number of veterans who have held public office. Some candidates even exaggerate their military service to persuade voters. However, sufficient counter-examples undermine the idea that military veterans enjoy an advantage when seeking political office. In Why Veterans Run, Jeremy Teigenexplains the tendency of parties to elevate those with armed forces experience to run for high office. He describes the veteran candidate phenomenon by examining the related factors and patterns, showing why different eras have more former generals running and why the number of veterans in election cycles varies. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, Why Veterans Run investigates each postwar era in U.S. electoral history and elaborates why so many veterans run for office. Teigen also reveals how election outcomes with veteran candidates illuminate the relationship between the military and civilian spheres as well as the preferences of the American electorate.

Grateful Nation - Student Veterans and the Rise of the Military-Friendly Campus (Paperback): Ellen Moore Grateful Nation - Student Veterans and the Rise of the Military-Friendly Campus (Paperback)
Ellen Moore
R683 Discovery Miles 6 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In today's volunteer military many recruits enlist for the educational benefits, yet a significant number of veterans struggle in the classroom, and many drop out. The difficulties faced by student veterans have been attributed to various factors: poor academic preparation, PTSD and other postwar ailments, and allegedly antimilitary sentiments on college campuses. In Grateful Nation Ellen Moore challenges these narratives by tracing the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans at two California college campuses. Drawing on interviews with dozens of veterans, classroom observations, and assessments of the work of veteran support organizations, Moore finds that veterans' academic struggles result from their military training and combat experience, which complicate their ability to function in civilian schools. While there is little evidence of antimilitary bias on college campuses, Moore demonstrates the ways in which college programs that conflate support for veterans with support for the institutional military lead to suppression of campus debate about the wars, discourage antiwar activism, and encourage a growing militarization.

The Chief - Douglas Haig and the British Army (Paperback): Gary Sheffield The Chief - Douglas Haig and the British Army (Paperback)
Gary Sheffield
R487 R362 Discovery Miles 3 620 Save R125 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Well written and persuasive ...objective and well-rounded....this scholarly rehabilitation should be the standard biography' **** Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday 'A true judgment of him must lie somewhere between hero and zero, and in this detailed biography Gary Sheffield shows himself well qualified to make it ... a balanced portrait' Sunday Times 'Solid scholarship and admirable advocacy' Sunday Telegraph Douglas Haig is the single most controversial general in British history. In 1918, after his armies had won the First World War, he was feted as a saviour. But within twenty years his reputation was in ruins, and it has never recovered. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war.

Patrolling the Cold War Skies - Reheat Sunset (Hardcover): Philip Keeble Patrolling the Cold War Skies - Reheat Sunset (Hardcover)
Philip Keeble
R932 R758 Discovery Miles 7 580 Save R174 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a flying adventure book set within the framework of the Cold War and told through the lens of the RAF Pilot's Flying Log Book. Philip Keeble's logbooks cover ten different types of aircraft: from learning to fly in a Chipmunk trainer in 1965, right through to flying the Tornado F3 Fighter in 1994. These true tales are told as anecdotal yarns, ones that put flesh on the bare bones of a logbook in an exciting, amusing and self-deprecating way. The narratives stir up memories of escapades and the events leading up to them. They depict exciting sorties, dangerous emergencies, stupid moments, funny occurrences, and operational practices, but also show the balance and contrast of operating in the Cold War. Keeble got into more than a few scrapes. He flew very high, very low, and very fast with a foolhardiness that at times was culpable. The memories of these events will make you chuckle, break out in a cold sweat, and some may even cause a lump in your throat. The author can vouch for the veracity of every single tale, even the shocking ones. Strap yourselves in securely and hold on tight-for this could be quite a ride.

Arms and Armour of the First World War (Paperback): Jonathan Ferguson, Lisa Traynor, Henry Yallop Arms and Armour of the First World War (Paperback)
Jonathan Ferguson, Lisa Traynor, Henry Yallop
R318 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R71 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The First World War was a watershed in global history. Both terrible and terrifying, it shredded the social order and ushered in a bleak new world. Inevitably, the war led to major advances in military strategy and tactics that were reflected in the weapons used on the battlefield. This book offers an extended introduction to the arms and armour of the Great War, with particular focus on iconic weapons such as the Maxim machine gun. It is a unique insight into the material culture that not only enabled the horrors of the Somme, Passchendaele and Gallipoli but also provided the means to bring peace in 1918.

Enduring Valour - South Africa's Cross Of Honour (Paperback): Ian Uys Enduring Valour - South Africa's Cross Of Honour (Paperback)
Ian Uys
R1,045 R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Save R216 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Honoris Crux (Cross of Honour) was South Africa's premier gallantry decoration awarded to members of the SA Defence Force between 1952 and 2003. The stories behind over 300 of these awards and other medals for bravery are graphically told - ranging from outstanding valour in all types of warfare to exceptional heroism displayed in saving lives. For these soldiers, sailors and airmen the common denominator was courage. The heroism of the Special Forces, or Recces, became legendary. We read the unbelievable but true stories of two-man teams who crept into enemy camps, sometimes hundreds of kilometres from their bases, to gather vital information. If discovered they had to extricate themselves from impossible situations, such as the frogman team which attacked an enemy bridge then fought their way out - against small arms fire and hand grenades, as well as against crocodiles! The Naval heroes range from the seaman who remained inside the sinking SAS President Kruger to rescue friends, to the frogmen who went inside the sinking MV Oceanos to ensure that no one remained behind. Two of them dived into the stormy sea to rescue floating passengers and crew, thereby ensuring the success of the greatest sea rescue of the century. One of the survivors had won the DCM in World War II, while his son had earned the Honoris Crux in 1983. The awards were made irrespective of race, colour or creed - despite most of the events taking place during the Apartheid years. Men from diverse backgrounds learnt to live and fight together, especially among the Special Forces, where their lives often depended on each other. The award of the HC Gold to a black Recce attests to that. During a period of five months on five occasions he approached the enemy on his own and fought to the death, thereby displaying total disregard for his own safety. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, to include not only new information but additional photographs, too.

Silver: The Spy Who Fooled the Nazis - The Most Remarkable Agent of the Second World War (Hardcover): Mihir Bose Silver: The Spy Who Fooled the Nazis - The Most Remarkable Agent of the Second World War (Hardcover)
Mihir Bose
R773 R636 Discovery Miles 6 360 Save R137 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Silver was the codename for the only quintuple spy of the Second World War, spying for the Italians, Germans, Japanese, Soviets and the British. The Germans awarded him the Iron Cross, Germany s highest military decoration, and paid him 2.5 million in today s money. In reality Silver deceived the Nazis on behalf of the Soviets and the British. In 1942 the Russians decided to share Silver with the British, the only time during the war that the Soviets agreed to such an arrangement. This brought him under the control of Peter Fleming who acted as his spy master. Germans also gave Silver a transmitter which broadcast misleading military information directly to Abwehr headquarters in Berlin. Silver was one of many codenames for a man whose real name was Bhagat Ram Talwar, a Hindu Pathan from the North West Frontier province of then British India. Between 1941 and 1945 Silver made twelve trips from Peshawar to Kabul to supply false information to the Germans, always making the near-200-mile journey on foot over mountain passes and hostile tribal territory.Once when an Afghan nearly rumbled him, he invited him to a curry meal in which he had mixed deadly tiger s whiskers killing the Afghan. "

Lands of Lost Borders - A Journey on the Silk Road (Paperback): Kate Harris Lands of Lost Borders - A Journey on the Silk Road (Paperback)
Kate Harris
R352 R267 Discovery Miles 2 670 Save R85 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic."-Pico Iyer A brilliant, fierce writer, and winner of the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize, makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road-an illuminating and thought-provoking fusion of The Places in Between, Lab Girl, and Wild that dares us to challenge the limits we place on ourselves and the natural world. As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she craved-to be an explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and metaphysician-had gone extinct. From what she could tell of the world from small-town Ontario, the likes of Marco Polo and Magellan had mapped the whole earth; there was nothing left to be discovered. Looking beyond this planet, she decided to become a scientist and go to Mars. In between studying at Oxford and MIT, Harris set off by bicycle down the fabled Silk Road with her childhood friend Mel. Pedaling mile upon mile in some of the remotest places on earth, she realized that an explorer, in any day and age, is the kind of person who refuses to live between the lines. Forget charting maps, naming peaks: what she yearned for was the feeling of soaring completely out of bounds. The farther she traveled, the closer she came to a world as wild as she felt within. Lands of Lost Borders, winner of the 2018 Banff Adventure Travel Award and a 2018 Nautilus Award, is the chronicle of Harris's odyssey and an exploration of the importance of breaking the boundaries we set ourselves; an examination of the stories borders tell, and the restrictions they place on nature and humanity; and a meditation on the existential need to explore-the essential longing to discover what in the universe we are doing here. Like Rebecca Solnit and Pico Iyer, Kate Harris offers a travel account at once exuberant and reflective, wry and rapturous. Lands of Lost Borders explores the nature of limits and the wildness of the self that can never fully be mapped. Weaving adventure and philosophy with the history of science and exploration, Lands of Lost Borders celebrates our connection as humans to the natural world, and ultimately to each other-a belonging that transcends any fences or stories that may divide us.

Colin Powell - A Biography (Hardcover, New): Richard Steins Colin Powell - A Biography (Hardcover, New)
Richard Steins
R1,434 Discovery Miles 14 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Colin Powell epitomizes the American success story, yet his heroism is uncommon and unique. Born in New York City to Jamaican-immigrant parents, Powell entered a recently desegregated army, rising to become its highest-ranking member. He is a Republican at a time when a vast majority of African Americans consider themselves Democrats. He is one of the most famous Americans alive, yet has spent much of his professional life in behind-the-scenes positions. Beginning with his humble origins, this biography traces Powell's experiences from childhood, moving from his early days in the military through his climb to the highest echelons of power in Washington D.C. A timeline clarifies the key events in Powell's life and career, and a bibliography covers print and electronic sources for further research. This concise biography is ideal for students and general readers interested in the story behind one of America's most important and respected citizens, and the struggles an African American must face and overcome to succeed in contemporary America.

Battlefield Rations - The Food Given to the British Soldier for Marching and Fighting 1900-2011 (Paperback): Anthony Clayton Battlefield Rations - The Food Given to the British Soldier for Marching and Fighting 1900-2011 (Paperback)
Anthony Clayton
R503 R405 Discovery Miles 4 050 Save R98 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An army marches on its stomach, observed Napoleon. One hundred and fifty years later General Rommel remarked that the British should always be attacked before soldiers had had an early morning cup of tea. This book, written to raise money for the Army Benevolent Fund and with a Foreword by General Lord Dannatt, sets out the human story of the food and "brew-ups" of the front-line soldier from the Boer War to Helmand. Throughout, the importance of the provision of food, or even a simple mug of tea, for morale and unit fellowship, as well as for the need of the calories required for battle is highlighted with many examples over the century. For many, until 1942, the basis of food was"bully beef" and hard biscuit, supplemented by whatever could be found locally, all adequate but monotonous. Sometimes supply failed, on occasions water also. The extremes of hardship being when regiments were besieged, as in Ladysmith in the Boer War and Kut el-Amara in Iraq in the 1914-18 war. At Kut soldiers had, at best, hedgehogs or birds fried in axle-grease with local vegetation. On the Western Front the Retreat from Mons in August 1914 was almost as severe. The inter-war years experiences of mountaineers and polar explorers, supplemented by academic diet studies of the unemployed in London and Northern England led to the introduction of the varied composite, or 'compo' rations, marking an enormous improvement in soldiers' food, an improvement commented upon by the bully beef and biscuits-fed 8th Army advancing into Tunisia from Libya on meeting the 1st Army which had landed in Algeria with tins of compo. Soldiers landing in Normandy and fighting on into Germany were generally well fed even during a hard 1944-45 winter. The worst suffering, though, fell on soldiers in the Burma campaign, especially in the Chindit columns. In one unit the only food available at one time was the chaplain's store of Communion wafers. Many men died unnecessarily from the results of poor feeding. The work has been compiled from documents in the Royal Logistic Corps Museum at Deepcut, from memoirs, letters and interviews, and from the superb collection of regimental histories in the library of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. All royalties from this book will be given to the Army Benevolent Fund.

Loss of Innocence - A History of Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines in Vietnam (Paperback): Stephen Cone Loss of Innocence - A History of Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines in Vietnam (Paperback)
Stephen Cone
R809 R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Save R134 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is above all, history. For the first time an author has covered the actions of a single Marine company in Vietnam and their 5+ year deployment. The content of Loss of Innocence is the result of 15 years of official document research, taped interviews, and meetings with those who served within the company's ranks. From beginning to end, the reader will discover the horror, boredom, and humor of America's most controversial war. The reader, veteran or non-veteran, will find meaning and new understanding about a war fought largely by those 18 to 21 years of age. For current information about Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines in Vietnam, visit www.hotel27vietnam.com.

Veterans Disability Benefits - Claims, Appeals and Exams (Hardcover): James Macgillivray Veterans Disability Benefits - Claims, Appeals and Exams (Hardcover)
James Macgillivray
R4,435 R3,368 Discovery Miles 33 680 Save R1,067 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 2016, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) centralized distribution of the disability compensation claims workload through the National Work Queue, which prioritizes and distributes claims to regional offices based on their capacity; however, there are gaps in VBA's guidance for processing claims with errors. Chapter 1 examines (1) how VBA manages workload and performance for the disability compensation claims process, (2) how well VBA's timeliness and accuracy measures capture its regional offices' performance in processing these claims, and (3) how well selected regional offices communicate with VSOs and congressional caseworkers about these claims. The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) plan for implementing a new disability appeals process while attending to appeals in the current process addresses most, but not all, elements required by the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (Act). Chapter 2 examines the extent to which VA's plan (1) addresses the required elements in the Act, and (2) reflects sound planning practices identified in prior GAO work. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 focus on the extent to which VA's plan: addresses the required elements in the Act, and reflects sound planning practices previously identified. Chapter 6 examines (1) what is known about the quality and timeliness of VBA contracted exams; (2) the extent to which VBA monitors contractors' performance; and (3) how VBA ensures that its contractors provide qualified and well-trained examiners. Chapter 7 addresses: (1) what is known about the quality and timeliness of VBA contracted exams; (2) the extent to which VBA monitors contractors' performance to ensure that they provide high quality and timely exams; and (3) how VBA ensures that its contractors provide qualified and well-trained examiners.

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