The Untold War:  Inside the Hearts, Minds and Souls of Our Soldiers

by Nancy Sherman

Nancy Sherman’s new book, The Untold War,  tells the stories of veterans seeking to deal with the pains of psychological and physical wounds.  Sherman, who held the United States Naval Academy’s first distinguished chair in ethics (1997 – 99), frames these compelling soldiers’ narratives in philosophical and psychoanalytic terms.  As reviewer Elizabeth D. Samet writes, “Sherman rightly construes it as a national ‘duty’  to understand the soldier’s ‘healthy struggle .. to remain alive to civilian sensibilities without losing the … steel and resilience’ essential to military service and to facilitate healing of the psychic rifts war can cause.”

Video Trailer:  The Untold War  (Video)

Book Excerpt:   click here

Book Review:  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/books/review/Samet-t.html

Author Nancy Sherman’s Website:  http://nancysherman.com/