Why Soldiers Miss War: The Journey Home

What is it about war that soldiers miss? War correspondent Peterson explores this topic from the perspective of both a combatant and a witness in this moving book.

Ask most combat veterans to name the worst experience of their lives, and they’ll probably tell you it was war. But ask them to choose the best experience of their life, and they’ll usually also say it was war. For someone who has not been to war, this is nearly impossible to understand. The spectrum of emotions experienced by a c...