A Review of the Literature on Veterans Published in Armed Forces & Society, 1974-2006

@article{Camacho2007ARO,
  title={A Review of the Literature on Veterans Published in Armed Forces \& Society, 1974-2006},
  author={Paul R. Camacho and Paul L. Atwood},
  journal={Armed Forces \& Society},
  year={2007},
  volume={33},
  pages={351 - 381}
}
The article presented here is a review of the twenty-four articles, research notes, or book reviews pertaining to veterans that have appeared in our journal since its inception in 1974. For the purposes of discussion, the articles are divided into a thematic scheme. Following each thematic section, the authors pose a number of potential research projects that, in their opinion, would advance research on veterans' issues and may be of interest to our members. 
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