1. International Military Autobiographies Symposium Veteran Authors, Veteraneninstituut 26 September 2013 Lt-col Esmeralda Kleinreesink MSc (RNLAF)

2. Introduction

3. Background

6. Forms

7. Scope 2001-2010

8. WhoWhatWhy Three main questions

9. Three main answers Variables Specific Country specific Warrior nations General All countries

10. WHO

13. Warrior nations – Kinetic (or topical) – Co-authored Doesn’t improve UK sales!

14. WHO Representative – Sex – Branch of service Not representative – Rank (officers) – Age (40+) – Individually deployed Country dependent – Status (reservist vs professionals)

15. Reservist WHO

16. Own Unit Deploy- ment Individually deployed

17. WHO

18. WHAT

24. WHY

25. Main motives Recognition (74%) Help others (72%) Change (63%) Self-Help low (26%) Therapy only 15%

26. WHY

28. Conclusion

29. Presentation available at http://works.bepress.com/esmeralda_kleinreesink