by Phil Klay
First published 2016
Phil Klay, National Book Award winner and former U.S. Marine, turns his attention from fiction to the real world challenges facing American veterans. In this Brookings Essay, Klay examines the complex relationship between those who serve in uniform and the society they return to after deployment. He explores the moral questions that veterans carry with them from war zones back to civilian communities. Klay investigates how former soldiers find purpose after military service and navigate the difficult process of reintegration. Drawing on his own experience as a Marine and his reputation as the acclaimed author of Redeployment, Klay addresses the fundamental tensions between military and civilian cultures. This nonfiction work offers readers insight into the psychological and social dimensions of veteran experience in contemporary America.
Genres: american, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, military-history, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-journey, social-commentary
31 pages · Kindle Edition · Brookings Institution Press