Amputations in North America are usually the result of acute trauma or chronic vascular
disease. Despite yearly reminders from the War Amps of Canada, Canadians do not tend to …

Taylor is accused of countless atrocities in Sierra Leone, including aiding the rebel
movement that spurred this nation's civil war and hacked off the limbs of many of its people …

On April 14, 2003, Tamba Finnoh, the first witness to testify at the Sierra Leone Truth and
Reconciliation Commission (henceforth TRC) in Freetown, narrated an account of the …

Maria Berghs' War and Embodied Memory is not always an easy read but in spite of some of
the horrendous content it is certainly an important and convincing book. Its analysis of …

Empty Sleeves mixes new Civil War history, gender and masculinity studies, and disability
history to examine the experiences of southern soldiers who lost limbs in the horrific conflict …

The article presents a reprint of the article" Looking for Limbs in all the Right Places:
Retrieving the Civil War's Broken Bodies" by Megan Kate Nelson, which appeared in the …

The Inspiring True Story of the First Amputee to Return to Active Command in Iraq... In Back
in Action: An American Soldier's Story of Courage, Faith, and Fortitude, Captain David …

Over the six-and-a-half-hour firefight, more than 150 insurgents were killed. The members of
the assault team were each awarded the Silver Star in December 2008 for their courageous …

Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne is a" Recalibrated Warrior" and international advocate for
veterans and amputees. He is one of only five servicemen from the wars in Iraq and …

The Civil War acted like a battering ram on human beings, shattering both flesh and psyche
of thousands of soldiers. Despite popular perception that doctors recklessly erred on the …