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LIFE IS WAR BUT YOU CAN WIN. Originally published in 1993, the book was an instant classic and was given to Vets in VA PTSD clinics across the country. Since then, there have been numberless requests for reprinting. Now, here it is.
The author’s intent for this simple book is to offer hope to anyone making his or her way through the jungle out there, as well as to the men and women who survived the war in Vietnam, and more recent wars, yet continue to live with the guilt, the loss, the shame, and the anger which comes from putting your life on the line. I believe anyone can take the survival skills we learned in Nam and put them to use back here in the World. I offer this volume as a gift to anyone who is fighting right now in the craziest war of all—Life.
FROM READERS
“I am working at the PTSD inpatient unit at the VA hospital in Boise. Every guy who
goes through the 6-week program gets a copy of your book! LIFE IS WAR helps bridge
the awful gap between the teenager in the black hole of the Vietnam jungle, and the adult
civilian today. Read it!” – Linda Reinberg, Ph.D., Author of In the Field: Language of
the Vietnam War.
“I am writing to convey how much pleasure I derived from reading your book. I am
familiar with several of the ‘preachy books’ out there. By no means do they compare to
yours. Yours was the first to express how we’re all in this together.” – Clement J, Ross,
Jr. Former Army Airborne Ranger
“Professionals can learn something from this little book and can recommend it to help
guide the survival of combat veterans.”
– Arthur L. Arnold, DVA Outpatient Clinic, Superior, WI
“A little treasure.” – Mary Lou Block, host of “Woman to Woman” a nationally
syndicated radio program.
“A pithy little book of inspiration and sustenance – gutsy and sometimes as grisly as war
itself.” – Mike Maza, The Dallas Morning News.
“Tony Anthony’s account of what he learned under fire inspires us all to take control of
our lives, to move forward with greater awareness and courage.” – John Gray, Ph.D.,
Author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
“I know that LIFE IS WAR will help a lot of people.” – John Hollenhorst, Network News
Anchor, Salt Lake City, UT
“LIFE IS WAR is full of growth and understanding. It’s full of acceptance but not
excuses.” – Grace Landon, EFO Group
“I’m 15 years old and I guess I’m writing because I’m scared. Your book has helped me a
lot. Thank you for offering hope.” – Meaghan Holland (15), Student, Baltimore, MD
“What a gift… the words, sketches, the intention, the touch of the soul.”
– Jeremy Jones, Wyndmoor, PA
“For all the ‘newbies’ I meet daily, I give them the book. It works.” – Jeffry L. Junkins,
La Jolla, CA
“A great book. I use many of your principles in business.”– Harvey Auger, President
PHH Homequity, A Fortune 500 Corporation
“My wife, employed with the V.A. in the Women’s Sexual Trauma Unit, brought home
your book LIFE IS WAR. I have pretty much led my life along the path you write of in
your book.” – David L. Cornwell, Former Member of Congress, Co-founder of the
Vietnam Veterans Caucus, first Vietnam combat veteran to serve on the Veterans Affairs
Committee, member of the President’s Vietnam Veterans Policy Group. Indianapolis, IN
“Enjoyed your book! I use it in our PTSD workshops.” – Steven A. Janke, Point Man
International Ministries, Garfield, NJ
“As a three-tour vet who experienced some deep mental and emotional problems, all now
behind me, I find your book “right on target.” – Stanley “Pete” Meston, Jupiter FL
Of everything I have read about Vietnam, nothing hit home more than what you said and
how you phrased it.” – Daniel L. Hobart, Moriva, NY
“A lovely book, really powerful and helpful in a lot of ways.” – Anya Rosen, Seattle, WA
“So many of us have been wrestling with our demons in one kind of recovery or another.
We admire your courage in discussing your issues and writing about them! It really is
supportive to the rest of us who are dealing with our ‘stuff.’ ” – Dr. and Mrs. Thomas
Gunne, New Haven, CT
“Tony Anthony shows how personal lessons learned during war can be keys to success
throughout life. His lean prose and spare line drawings deliver a message of hope. This
book is invaluable in my work, counseling service members and their families. – Francis
Harriman, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist
“I was at my end when someone gifted me with your book. Now the fight is on again. I
gave up, got drunk and was going to end it. Then your ‘book. Damn man! I was lost, but I
changed my thinking and am again moving on. I will read your book over and over and
over…” – Michael Schaefer
“I come from a small town in Ohio where the word Nam is not spoken. Well, I guess I
held Nam inside me long enough. I loved the book and pics too. Keep doing what you do,
more vets like me are out there waiting for that parade without the rain.” – Michael T.
Fetter, Lockland, OH
“You walk the point with Tony Anthony, and suddenly you can see your life with the cold
chiseled clarity that’s the only visual when you are on the edge of things. He’s been
twenty-six years getting back from the Nam, and now that he’s returned, he realizes that
we are all ‘in country.’ ” –Robert Haydon Jones, USMC Retired
“Your book added much-needed inspiration to my journey of recovery. Semper Fi!”–
Larry Turner, Formerly1 st Marine, Division, Martinsburg, WV
“Thank you for writing LIFE IS WAR!” – Thomas N. “Tommy” Bills, formerly 3 rd Marine
Division, North Palm Beach, FL
“I picked up your book and began scanning it. I called Ken over and said, ‘Ken you have
got to see this book.’ He began reading it and wept. Thank you, Tony for entering our
lives.” – Diana Spencer, Pascagoula, MS
“Thanks for putting in print many of my own thoughts!” – Ken Fisher, Little Rock, AR
“A classic!” – William Tailyor, Colonel, Royal British Marines, Retired