-Caveat Lector- >From Chris Kornkven's website. Plenty of information on another egregious government cover-up and dereliction of American Veterans who were conned into fighting Bush's contrived war. The first book looks very good and is recent. Gavin. Falcon's Cry: A Desert Storm Memoir Click here to view more information on this book, and where to get it. by Major Michael Donnelly, USAF, Retired The Library <A HREF="http://www.globaldialog.com/~kornkven/Library.htm">Libr ary</A> Updated 15 June 1999 The following listings are of books or documents I have found useful in researching the Gulf War issue. Some have links to other sites where you can get the information, some are just listings showing how to get the books. I have posted these listings as a way of helping veterans and do not endorse all books here. If you are aware of a document or book that should be posted here please send me a note with how or where to get it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Since I have added quite a number of titles, I decided to break them down by category. Click on the category below to find the go to the titles you are interested in. If I have the book or have read the book, additional information is provided, if not, I have provided a link to more information about it. When you follow some of the links, you may have to do a search using a keyword from the title of the book. If you do not find a book listed in one of the sections, most browsers support searches within the pages loaded. Do a search for a keyword in the title and it may be found in another section. Library Sections 1. Books of interest to Gulf War Veterans 2. Medical 3. Reference books 4. Technical 5. Congressional Titles 6. Poetry 7. Coalition Members 8. Miscellaneous Gulf War Veterans Books Web Author's comment: The below book was written by a TRUE HERO of Gulf War veterans. Michael, his Sister, Father and others near him, have continued to fight on behalf of Gulf War veterans in the face of adversity that would make most individuals give up fighting. I am VERY proud to have met him. To see his continued courage is truly uplifting. uplifting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A MUST-READ FOR GULF WAR VETERANS AND THEIR LOVED ONES Falcon's Cry: A Desert Storm Memoir Click here to view more information on this book, and where to get it. by Major Michael Donnelly, USAF, Retired with Denise Donnelly the Falcon's Cry Web site Operation Desert Fox is underway, and once again, attention is focused on Saddam Hussein and Iraq as the threat of another Gulf War looms on the horizon. Major Michael Donnelly can argue that the Gulf War hasn't ended for him. He continues to fight, only the enemy changed from Saddam Hussein to ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). It is the Major's assertion that this disease--that now has him confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak--is due to his exposure to toxins during his service in the Persian Gulf. Major Donnelly and his family have been very high profile in fighting for recognition of Gulf War Syndrome and related llnesses. He even testified before Congress and was recently interview on LARRY KING LIVE about his moving story. His recently published memoir, "Falcon's Cry," has received rave reviews and glowing endorsements since its publication last month (see below). I'm sure visitors to your website would be interested in learning about Major Donnelly and reading his heart-wrenching story. If you would like to link your site to our website page describing his story, here is the URL info: http://info.greenwood.com/books/0275964/0275964620.html * Reviews, endorsement and a description of "Falcon's Cry" follows. ********************************************************************** Falcon's Cry A Desert Storm Memoir By Major Michael Donnelly, USAF, Retired with Denise Donnelly <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0275964620/qid=940952350/sr=1-1/0 02-2121341-8858619">Amazon.com: A Glance: Falcon's Cry</A> "[I]n this remarkable, gripping book, [Donnelly] has embarked on one last bombing run--a devastating attack against the Pentagon, Veterans Affairs Department, and other repositories of dangerous federal health policies...."Falcon's Cry" is also a heart-wrenching examination of what it's like to have your body wither away while your mind remains lively and sharp.... The book is a frightening, inspiring tale of bravery and persistence." Gannett News Service "Donnelly has become a powerful spokesman for his fellow veterans and has helped persuade Washington lawmakers to look further into the illnesses that vets believe were caused by exposure to chemical weapons and Iraqi nerve agents. Told with the help of Donnelly's sister, this gripping account could do much to unseat Pentagon assertions that "Gulf War Syndrome" is a myth constructed by stressed-out veterans." Publishers Weekly "A moving memoir of the author's experiences as an air force pilot throughout the 1980s and the Persian Gulf War....The sections of Falcon's Cry dealing with the war are dramatic and unlikely to disappoint anyone who watched the "CNN War" on a TV set....Donnelly's tale of his personal sacrifices of health, mobility, and career quite naturally overshadow the victory in the Gulf. An honest, deeply felt look at the human cost of war." Kirkus Reviews "This is a sad story. And a true one....In this limpid, often riveting memoir, Donnelly and his sister Denise chronicle his brilliant military career, his rapid demise, and, most of all, the heartbreaking indifference with which his and other Gulf War veterans' suffering was met....While unnerving, the writing is always measured, rich with facts, and devoid of self-indulgence. Michael Donnelly is both an officer and a gentleman." Boston Magazine "A truly moving experience. Anyone who is considering making war, anyone who wants to prevent it, anyone who has gone to war or sent a father, husband, or child to war should read this book." Seymour Hersh, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Against All Enemies " [This] book is a fascinating and tragic portrayal told with clarity and pathos of the situation in which one hero of Desert Storm finds himself today. It is an excellent read; reminding us of the heroic sacrifices that go with war." E. R. Zumwalt, Jr. Admiral, USN (Ret.) In 1996, just a few years after his tour of duty in Desert Storm, Major Donnelly was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) at the unusually young age of 35; the onset of this illness marked the beginning of a kind of torture beyond the scope of even the most rigorous military survival training. Betrayed by his body, eventually paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, he experienced another betrayal perhaps even more difficult to comprehendbetrayal by his country. For despite the fact that over 110,000 Desert Storm veterans are sick, many dying of mysterious cancers and neurological diseases, including more than ten times the normal incidence of ALS and despite all evidence pointing to U.S. troops having been dosed by low levels of Iraqi nerve agents and exposed to chemical weapons' fallout the Pentagon adamantly denies any connection between their illnesses and their service in the Gulf War. Major Donnelly believes the truth about Gulf War Illnesses will be uncovered by studies funded in the recently passed Omnibus Appropriations bill, as well as through stories like his own, and he fervently hopes that America can, at last, "get it right." "Falcon's Cry: A Desert Storm Memoir," Michael Donnelly's unforgettable story, is his courageous attempt to unearth the truth and force an acknowledgment of that truth by the government he and his fellow veterans defended with their lives. MAJOR MICHAEL DONNELLY retired from the U.S. Air Force in October 1996 after 15 years of active duty. He served on Connecticut's Persian Gulf Veterans' Information Commission, formed at the order of the legislature to assist Desert Storm veterans in receiving the benefits and support they earned. He lives with his wife Susan and their two young children in South Windsor, Connecticut. DENISE DONNELLY, a professional writer and the sister of Major Donnelly, has been a fiction editor at the Missouri Review and has taught English and creative writing at Tufts University and the University of Missouri. She lives in Rockport, Massachusetts. PRICE $27.95 ISBN 0-275-96462-0. 272 pages. PUBLICATION DATE: 08/30/98 Praeger Publishers. To order, call 1-800-225-5800 1-800-225-5800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you returned home through Bangor Maine as thousands of soldiers did, this book is a must read! I recall when I came home through Bangor...and when the plane was landing all I could think of was how many water trucks it took to water all the trees. An American Homecoming By Brian Swartz Published by Bangor Publishing Co. Book Division P.O. Box 1329 Bangor, ME 04402-1329 Tel. (207) 990-8290 271 pages, illustrated Price: $10.95 Click here to view more information on this book, and where to get it. On March 8, 1991, with the Gulf War won and American troops homeward bound, an American Trans Air L-1011 landed at Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine. Aboard were more than 200 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, en route to Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The soldiers anticipated a routine refueling stop for their aircraft and a brief layover for themselves. They deplaned into a cold, but sunny winter's morning and headed for the telephones in the airport terminals. Loud cheers and thunderous applause suddenly swelled through the terminals as the weary paratroopers encountered an unexpected surprise; some 100 Maine residents, their ranks swelling by the minute, heartily greeted the returning veterans and extended to them a friendly and joyous homecoming. As a high school band played patriotic songs, civilians with little connection to the Persian Gulf packed the terminals to welcome back the paratroopers. Desert BDUs mingled with ski jackets and parkas as men, women, and children eagerly shook the soldiers' hands, listened to their war stories, and thanked them for a job well done. This one flight, anticipated for only a day by central Maine residents, initiated the longest-running homecoming received by American troops in one place in the country's history. During the next 10 months, another 219 "troop flights," as the inbound aircraft came to be known, would land to refuel at BIA - and dedicated civilians, military retirees, and service personnel would ensure that every flight, every soldier, sailor, or airman, would receive a raucous, warm-hearted "welcome home." An estimated 55,000 Gulf War veterans would pass through Bangor, some more than once, to enjoy a homecoming seldom experienced by returning troops. The phenomenon, extensively covered by national and international media, has defied explanation. Except for some Maine guardsmen and reservists activated for the Gulf War, Mainers had little reason to jam a busy airport to greet military personnel assigned to distant bases. Yet they did so - and in a fashion still remembered by the troops whom they met. Brian Swartz, special sections editor for the Bangor Daily News, a 75,000-subscriber newspaper serving 60 percent of Maine, covered many troop flights. His articles and photographs coalesced into An American Homecoming, the detailed account of the troop flights and their impact on the national psyche. Turning out for 110 troop flights, Swartz interviewed personnel from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force; active duty personnel, guardsmen, and reservists; generals, privates, pilots, infantrymen, tankers, artillerymen, cooks, security police, long-haul drivers, and engineers; and men and women from New York, California, Texas, Idaho, Florida, and other states. Blending their wartime accounts with the events surrounding each troop flight he witnessed, Swartz has woven a highly charged and poignant tale of Americans at war - and now at peace. Illustrated with more than 50 photographs, An American Homecoming explains to readers what ordinary military personnel endured while stationed in the Gulf, the sacrifices they made, and their efforts to liberate Kuwait and shatter the Iraqi military. From flying refueling missions high over the Gulf to penetrating the desert berms, from deploying artillery batteries to fire on Iraqi positions to hauling tanks, water, fuel, and ammunition on desert highways, from finding romance between Saudi skies to losing a family at home, An American Homecoming relates the war as it happened. And the book details the ecstatic "welcome home" received by 10 percent of American military personnel assigned to the Gulf. Nowhere else in the United States did so many civilians welcome home so many Gulf War veterans! For your copy of An American Homecoming, contact the Bangor Publishing Co. Book Division at (207) 990-8290 or write An American Homecoming P.O. Box 1329, Bangor, ME 04402-1329. Visa or Mastercard are welcome, as are bulk inquiries. inquiries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Against All Enemies : Gulf War Syndrome : The War Between America's Ailing Veterans and Their Government (Library of Contemporary Thought) by Seymour M. Hersh Paperback - 103 pages 1 Ed edition (June 1998) Click here to view more information on this book, and where to get it. Were American soldiers serving in the Persian Gulf conflict exposed to chemicals that caused them to come down with "Gulf War syndrome"? Or are they experiencing symptoms of extreme psychological stress? Seymour Hersh, the investigative journalist who alerted Americans to the My Lai massacre and the bombing of Cambodia, can't answer those questions definitively. What he can do--and ably does--is demonstrate two simple facts: (1) military officials, either through a lack of knowledge or deliberate concealment, did not fully inform the government--and more importantly its own troops--about the risks of biochemical exposure in combat against Iraq; and (2) whatever the causes of "Gulf War syndrome," the government has done far too little to help the sick veterans. Other unsettling questions with no easy answers emerge from Hersh's reportage. Why have the so-called heroes of the Persian Gulf, retired generals Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell, seemingly distanced themselves from the plight of troops under their former command? Why did it take so long for Congress to even acknowledge that there might be a problem? Against All Enemies is a brief but disturbing exposé of institutional neglect from one of the media's most tenacious government watchdogs. --Ron Hogan The Philadelphia Inquirer, Arthur L. Caplan ...an important, disturbing and readable book ... Against All Enemies is a helpful guide for navigating the murky swamp of political rhetoric, bureaucratic indifference, medical befuddlement, national-security censorship, media hype and military double-speak in which gulf war syndrome dwells. Book Description "Why did the system fail the Gulf War veterans? Did national heroes such as Norman Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell, who were known during their careers for taking care of their troops, have an obligation to speak out on behalf of the veterans--as many sick GIs believe--and demand that America's military hospitals stop turning them away? The unsettling fact is that the Gulf War was far more costly to the United States than the Pentagon and its former leaders are willing to acknowledge. The ninety thousand or so victims of Gulf War syndrome are friendly-fire casualties just as surely as if they had been fired upon by their fellow soldiers. The military's inevitable dilemma is profound: Can it protect our soldiers and sailors in future wars if it was unable to do so in the Gulf War?"--from AGAINST ALL ENEMIES ENEMIES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Aardvark Is Ready for War : A Novel James W. Blinn, Michael Pietsch (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1997 Click here to view more information on this book, and where to get it. it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bringing The War Home Earthpulse Press has just released a comprehensive study of the Gulf War Illness. Authored by Will Thomas, known to many of us for his previous work, Scorched Earth, Bringing The War Home details causes, coverups and treatments of the contagious Gulf War Illness. The book is a history of the conflict, narratives of personal involvement, excerpts from military documents, Congressional records, media information, ongoing medical research and personal witnessing of all aspects of the conflict. Extensive appendices and references are an important part of this 458 page book. The author is now touring the nation addressing the subject of his book and warning against further crimes of the same nature. Earthpulse Press and Mr. Thomas welcome opportunities to address the media and public in every capacity possible. Excerpts from Bringing the War Home can be found at; <http://www.xyz.net/~nohaarp/war.html> To order; By Phone; 907-249-9115 By Fax; 907-235-1562 Postal Mail; Earthpulse Press Box 916 Homer, AK 99603 Cost including shipping; $22.95 Shipping outside US; add $7.00 Click here to view more information on this book, and where to get it. it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A VERY good book. Gassed in the Gulf. The Inside Story of the Pentagon-CIA Cover-up of Gulf War Syndrome by former CIA Analyst Patrick G. Eddington. Patricks book is another excellent source of information. This is a HEAVILY footnoted book with copies of documents, pictures, and maps. Included as well is a listing of each of 55 significant chemical incidents. Get the book, it is a significant addition to this entire issue. Click here to view more information on this book, and where to get it. More at site. <A HREF="http://www.globaldialog.com/~kornkven/Library.htm">Libr ary</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. 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