Book Evaluation - Emotional aftermath of the Persian Gulf War

Book Evaluation
Ursano, Robert J., & Norwood, Ann E. (1996). Emotional aftermath of the Persian Gulf War: Veterans, families, communities, and nations. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, INC.
Strategy for finding the book
I was able to find this book by using the PsycINFO database provided to me by my professor. I used the key words “war trauma” to attempt to find more information on the effects of war on those after serving their country. There were many results brought back to me, but I found this book to be specifically interesting.
Rationale for selection of the book
This specific book provides an entire chapter on exactly what I wish to pursue learning more about. I also thought as a whole, the book would be able to provide me information on something I have always wanted to learn more about. The Persian Gulf War was an important part of history that I intend on learning more detail about. This book is located and available in the Information and Sciences Library in Manning. There were not only specifics about the Persian Gulf War located in the book, but there are many broad ideas presented about my topic that would be useful in my final presentation.
General evaluation of the book
Though this book provides me with specifics on the Persian Gulf War, it also has an entire chapter dedicated to the research I am looking for. It provides various symptoms soldiers possess post war. It discusses the psychological damage and the disorders that may occur. I believed this book was very credible because there was a section in the book that I was skimming that mentioned some of the experts that had input in the book. These experts were from the Department of Defense, National Institute of Mental Health, and the Veterans Administration and these are just a few examples of the multiple page list of contributors. These are all legitimate sources that I feel will provide reliable information for me and my research. The book is able to examine the effects of post war trauma on soldiers as well as the way the community and families are affected from war. I believe the audience is those with an intellectual background. They may be students as well as those seeking information on how to cope with this trauma.
Example strategies used to search within the book
The introduction was the first part that I skimmed then followed the contents. I then saw the chapter that focused specifically on my research question. This was the easiest and most convenient way to find the information that I was looking for specifically.
A brief summary of the information yielded by the book
As I have mentioned previously, the book provides specifics on the Persian Gulf War affects as well as the broader view of the effects of war in general. It also provides information on how the soldiers are impacted by combating in war. After this explanation, it discusses how families of these soldiers are also affected and how the communities as an entirety are affected. The emotional aftermath of this war as well as other wars is something too serious to ignore. This book provides detail on how one is to deal with these situations.
A revised draft of your research question, if one is needed
I have decided that changing my question is something I am still not interested in. I really am trying to answer all my questions and though the mechanisms of the gun specifically isn’t really the path I am continuing on, I would still like to learn more about that aspect as well.