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I'm pleased to announce that After Action won two medals in the 2014 IPPY Awards (Independent Publisher Book Awards).

Gold Medal in "Memoir--Personal Struggle" category
Bronze Medal in "Best Adult Non-Fiction Personal E-Book" category

Many thanks to the IPPY creators and judges for their support.

Here's a link to my interview in Publishers Weekly Select Report. In it I explain some of my experiences self-publishing and the reactions my book, After Action, has received from readers.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by...

I'm very excited the reviewers at Publishers Weekly Select chose my book for a "Starred Review" in the 8 July 2013 issue!

“In this sensitive and intensely presented memoir, Sheehan addresses his tours of duty during the Iraq War and the burdens he grappled with as a result. His vivid prose conveys the turmoil and danger of piloting a combat helicopter and the special psychology of fighting, but his real story lies in dealing with the return to “normal” life. Sheehan presents with brutal clarity the illusory assumption that veterans can easily resume their prewar identities, and the impediments that the culture of wartime present to those needing assistance in adjusting to civilian life. Sheehan convincingly argues that other cultures are more attuned to the need for warriors to bear what he calls the “burden of peace.” His recognition that his initial sense of being unique in feeling maladjusted was wrong supports his claim that hiding the psychic wounds of combat is common. It is hard to quarrel with his view that the attention given to the extreme cases detracts from the more frequent, if less dramatic, woes of the average veteran. Sheehan’s writing and recommendations deserve the attention of anyone interested in this important issue, which is as topical as tomorrow’s headlines.”

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly Select, 8 July 2013: pg 51