avg_rating: 3.96
name: Jeffrey B. Miller
about: 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 &amp; 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." (He's still waiting for the catapult!). The book covers the chaotic beginnings of the CRB food relief, August 1914 through December 1914. 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." 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 &amp; Littlefield), 300-pages, October 22, 2020. 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. ...more