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Jeffrey B. Miller

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Jeffrey B. Miller is proud to say that he's written three books that have become Best Books of the Year (one for Publishers Weekly, two for Kirkus Reviews). He's been a writer, editor, and author for more than forty years. His career includes starting six magazines (city, regional, and national), being editor-in-chief of five inflight magazines, and director of communications for AAA Colorado.

As for books, he has specialized in writing nonfiction books that bring the subject to life for general readers. He is the author of Stapleton International Airport: The First Fifty Years (Pruett Publishing, Boulder, CO, 1983), which was the first history book about a major U.S. airport; and co-author with Dr. Gordon Ehlers of Facing Your Fifties: Eve Jeffrey B. Miller is proud to say that he's written three books that have become Best Books of the Year (one for Publishers Weekly, two for Kirkus Reviews). He's been a writer, editor, and author for more than forty years. His career includes starting six magazines (city, regional, and national), being editor-in-chief of five inflight magazines, and director of communications for AAA Colorado.

As for books, he has specialized in writing nonfiction books that bring the subject to life for general readers. He is the author of Stapleton International Airport: The First Fifty Years (Pruett Publishing, Boulder, CO, 1983), which was the first history book about a major U.S. airport; and co-author with Dr. Gordon Ehlers of Facing Your Fifties: Every Man’s Reference to Mid-life Health (M. Evans & Co., New York, 2002), which was one of only three health books that Publishers Weekly included in its Best Books of 2002.

More recently, he's the author of three books on the same topic -- America's little-known humanitarian aid that saved nearly 10 million civilians trapped behind the lines in German-occupied Belgium and northern France during World War I. It was through the nongovernmental Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB). The three books are:

1. Behind the Lines, (self-published by Milbrown Press), 480 pages, 2014. It became a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014, with the starred review stating: "An excellent history that should catapult Miller to the top tier of popular historians." The book covers the chaotic beginnings of the CRB food relief, August 1914 through December 1914. In 2021, the Eric Hoffer Book Awards named it the Best Self-Published Book of the Year.

2. WWI Crusaders (self-published by Milbrown Press), 761 pages, 2018. It also became a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018. The starred review stated: "A tour-de-force history. . . gripping historical narrative. . . A magnum opus that celebrates the qualities of compassion, honor, and humanitarian virtue." A 2018 Bronze Medal winner in
Foreword Magazine's War & Military category. The book covers the full story in great detail, from August 1914 through May 1917 when the last American CRB "delegates" had to leave Belgium because of America's April entry into the war.

3. Yanks behind the Lines (Rowman & Littlefield), 300-pages, October 22, 2020. It earned a Publishers Weekly BookLife Editor's Pick, and won the Colorado Book Awards in the History category. This is a concise overview, organized thematically with chapters on every critical issue. Individual stories are interwoven with the bigger picture of the war and the harsh German rule in occupied Belgium and northern France.

He is currently working on a new book, Deadly News: Life and death with an underground newspaper during World War I.
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	Behind the Lines: WWI's little-known story of German occupation, Belgian resistance, and the band of Yanks who helped save millions from starvation. Beginnings, 1914. 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WWI Crusaders: A band of Yanks in German-occupied Belgium help save millions from starvation as civilians resist the harsh German rule. August 1914 to May 1917. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yanks behind the Lines: How the Commission for Relief in Belgium Saved Millions from Starvation during World War I 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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