Matthew Beard (Notre Dame-Australia): Shielding Humanity: A New Approach to Military Honour. Matthew David Burris (USAF): Thinking Slow About Sexual Assault in the Military. From The New Yorker, a review essay by George Packer on how soldiers write their wars. David DesRosiers reviews Valor: Unsung Heroes from Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front by Mark Lee Greenblatt. A legacy of pain and pride: A nationwide poll of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reveals the profound and enduring effects of war on the 2.6 million who have served. Reconsidering the "Good War": Robert Zaretsky reviews What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American GI in World War II France by Mary Louise Roberts. One Percent Republic: Without citizen soldiers, plutocracy rises unchecked. We are not drones: Chris Powell on how pilots, sensor operators put human element in RPA operations. From Soldiers, Elizabeth M. Collins on the day the world went black: Soldiers blinded in the line of duty (and part 2). Do military women want combat jobs? The survey numbers say yes — and so do more than 9,000 combat action badges. Philip Gourevitch on knowing war intimately. The tender underbelly of soldiers: Nathan Deuel reviews Redeployment by Phil Klay (and more). Tom Gallagher reviews Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country by Andrew J. Bacevich. Igor Volsky on why veterans still love the VA. Rogue element: Nadya Labi on how an anti-government militia grew on a U.S. Army base. Hidden heroes: Rajeev Ramchand, Terri Tanielian, and David M. Adamson on how America's military caregivers serve in the shadow of war — and of the wounded.
