The eagle on my arm : how the wilderness and birds of prey saved a veteran's life /

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"In October 1967, eighteen-year-old Patrick Bradley enlisted in the US Army and was later deployed to North Vietnam as a special operator with missions to kill high-value targets. Combat left him physically and psychologically wounded, as it does many veterans, and Bradley struggled to adjust w...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Guerin, Dava (Author), Bivens, Terry (Author)
Other Authors: Davis, Jack E. (writer of foreword.), Scholz, Floyd (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2020]
Series:American warriors
Subjects:
Bradley, Patrick Forrest, > 1949-
Avian Veteran Alliance.
1961-1975
Disabled veterans > Rehabilitation > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Treatment.
Disabled veterans > Services for > United States.
Animals > Therapeutic use.
Human-animal relationships.
Veterans > Mental health.
Falconers > Florida > Largo > Biography.
Veterans > Florida > Largo > Biography.
Pets > Therapeutic use.
Invalides de guerre > Réadaptation > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > États-Unis.
État de stress post-traumatique > Traitement.
Invalides de guerre > Services > États-Unis.
Animaux familiers > Emploi en thérapeutique.
Relations homme-animal.
Anciens combattants > Santé mentale.
Fauconniers > Floride > Largo > Biographies.
Anciens combattants > Floride > Largo > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
Pets > Therapeutic use
Animals > Therapeutic use
Disabled veterans > Rehabilitation
Disabled veterans > Services for
Falconers
Human-animal relationships
Post-traumatic stress disorder > Treatment
Veterans
Veterans > Mental health
Florida > Largo
United States
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Unlikely Healer
  • Prison or the Canadian Wilderness
  • Survive or Die
  • The Search for Peace and the Bald Eagle
  • Back to Civilization
  • From Reptiles to Red-Tailed Hawks
  • Back to the Eagles
  • Go West, Young Man
  • The Short, Unhappy Life of a High Roller
  • Carol
  • The Art of Training Wild Animals
  • PTSD Diagnosis
  • Skyler's Demons
  • Bay Pines VA Hospital's Gamble
  • Avian Veteran Alliance Takes Flight
  • Telia's Transformation
  • Joe, the Combat Medic
  • Steve Got His Wings
  • Wild Birds in Captivity
  • The Healing Power of Owls and Hawks
  • A Star Is Born
  • Love Birds That Met the President
  • New Adventures.

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