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Excerpt: Blue Helmet

April 14, 2025April 7, 2025 univnebpress

Edward H. Carpenter is a retired lieutenant colonel, a veteran of America’s “Long Wars” who served in the U.S. Army and Marines for a total of twenty-nine years, from Afghanistan to Japan, Indonesia to Saudi Arabia. He has written for the Washington … Continue reading Excerpt: Blue Helmet

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Recent Award Winners

October 26, 2023October 24, 2023 univnebpress

Congratulations to these UNP authors who were recently recognized for their work! Chicago Writes Book of the Year If This Were Fiction (Nebraska, 2022) by Jill Christman is a Finalist in the Traditional Nonfiction category. The winner will be announced … Continue reading Recent Award Winners

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Celebrating Audiobook Appreciation Month

June 23, 2023April 15, 2025 univnebpress

June is Audiobook Appreciation Month. Celebrate this popular format by picking up a new audiobook of your own. To help you get started, we’ve compiled a list of audiobooks to accompany you on your next long flight or drive. Listening … Continue reading Celebrating Audiobook Appreciation Month

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From the Desk of Steven Dundas: A Meditation on Veterans Day

November 11, 2022November 14, 2022 univnebpress

Steven L. Dundas has served thirty-nine years in the U.S. Army and Navy. He is a former assistant professor at the Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, and a retired chaplain with the U.S. Navy. For decades Dundas has been … Continue reading From the Desk of Steven Dundas: A Meditation on Veterans Day

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Veterans Day Reading List

November 11, 2022November 11, 2024 univnebpress

Today we honor those American veterans who have served our country, putting their lives on the line for our freedom. According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, an act approved on May 13, 1938 declared November 11 in each … Continue reading Veterans Day Reading List

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Tom Wolfe on “The Digital You and Your Virtual Resume”

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 univnebpress

Tom Wolfe is a nationally recognized expert in the field of military-to-civilian career transition. Throughout his career he counseled and coached more than 5000 military service members as they navigated those at times turbulent waters. Wolfe is a U. S. Navy … Continue reading Tom Wolfe on “The Digital You and Your Virtual Resume”

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News and Reviews

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 univnebpress

Books From Chernobyl with Love: Reporting from the Ruins of the Soviet Union Katya Cengel Praise from Kirkus Review: “More than her stories, the author has a fine eye for the details of newsroom politics back when newspapers were read … Continue reading News and Reviews

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Excerpt: Shattered Minds

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 univnebpress

The following is an excerpt from Shattered Minds: How the Pentagon Fails our Troops With Faulty Helmets (Potomac Books, 2019) by Robert Bauman and Dina Rasor. … Continue reading Excerpt: Shattered Minds

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News and Reviews

January 18, 2019January 16, 2019 univnebpress

Books War Flower Brooke King Starred review from Kirkus: “An absolutely compelling war memoir marked by the author’s incredible strength of character and vulnerability.”   Typically Jewish Nancy Kalikow Maxwell Review from Kirkus: “A spirited examination of the essence of … Continue reading News and Reviews

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A Word From Our Readers

November 27, 2018November 26, 2018 univnebpress

We love to hear what our readers have to say about our books! Check out these comments from readers on Amazon and Goodreads. “A testament to the raw desire and revulsion one can have for those people we are ‘stuck’ … Continue reading A Word From Our Readers

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