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An important contribution toward understanding the role of the veteran in the US.
--CHOICE

A very worthwhile set of readings on the intersection of American politics and society with veterans benefit policies from the turn of the twentieth century to the present.
--Journal of Military History

Stephen R. Ortiz’s excellent interdisciplinary collection of essays by historians, political scientists, and policy specialists is a timely addition to a literature in need of development...the essays are informative, well researched, and adept at drawing effectively on literature from a variety of disciplines.
--Journal of American History

"The fundamental claim of this smart, well-edited collection is historiographical: we cannot fully understand U.S. political history or state development without paying significant attention to the changing historical roles of veterans, the political arguments about them, and the policies created for them."
--Reviews in American History

An important contribution to our understanding of the multifaceted connection between those who have served this country in the military and broader civil society. The originality and depth of research of all twelve essays is superb…. Ortiz and all the contributors… provide fertile ground for the further exploration of veterans’ important role in American society.
--Post Library

Ortiz is able to bring together once segregated research on veterans’ policies and politics into one interdisciplinary study. This opens the door for much greater research within the social sciences.
--H-Net

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