Preface

Section I: Introduction

Chapter 1: My Story

Chapter 2: Overview and Evolution of Military and Veterans Oral History

Chapter 3: Personal Connections to Veterans Oral History

Section II: Issues Common in Veterans Oral History

Chapter 4: Best Practices and Ethical Guidelines

Chapter 5: Race, Ethnicity, Class, Dis/Ability and Gender in the Military [among Veterans]

Chapter 6: Trust, Trauma and the Human Factor

Chapter 7: The Nature of Memory and Silence

Section III: Conducting a Veterans Oral History Project

Chapter 8: Project Design and Preparation

Chapter 9: Recording Techniques

Chapter 10: Interviewing Techniques

Chapter 11: Interviewing War Veterans

Section IV: After the Interview

Chapter 12: Transcribing and Archiving

Chapter 13: Using Veterans Oral History

Chapter 14: The Value of Veterans Oral History

Chapter 15: Reflections

Appendix

Appendix A: Sample Interview Questionnaire

Appendix B: Veteran’s Biographical Information Form

Appendix C: Interview’s Release Agreement Form

Appendix D: Veteran’s Release Agreement Form

Appendix E: Photograph & Memorabilia Log

Appendix F: Interview Summary Form

Appendix G: Project Design Form

Appendix H: Veterans Organizations

Appendix I: Oral History Organizations

Selected Bibliography

Index