Veteran (disambiguation)

A veteran is a person who has served in the armed forces.

Veteran or Veterans or The Veteran may also refer to:

  • Veteran tree, trees of distinction due to age
  • Geography

  • Veteran, Queensland, Australia
  • Veteran, Alberta, Canada
  • Veteran, New York, United States
  • Veteran, Wyoming, United States
  • Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
  • Veterans Stadium (New Britain, CT)
  • Ships

  • HMS Veteran, the name of three ships of the Royal Navy
  • French ship Vétéran (1803)
  • Books

  • The Veteran (short story), a short story by Frederick Forsyth
  • The Veteran (short story collection), a book by Frederick Forsyth
  • The Veteran, novel by Stephen Crane
  • The Veteran (journal) 1975
  • Film

  • Veteran (2015 film), a 2015 South Korean film
  • The Veteran (2011 film), a 2011 British action film
  • The Veteran (2006 film), a 2006 American made-for-TV war film
  • The Veteran (1972 film), horror film
  • Music

  • Veteran (album), an album by Marques Houston
  • "The Veteran", 1870s popular song by Joseph Philip Knight
  • See also

  • Veteran (disambiguation)
  • The Veteran (short story collection)

    The Veteran is a short story collection by British author Frederick Forsyth. The book was first published on 8 September 2001, through Thomas Dunne Books and includes five of Forsyth's short stories. This is the second short story collection by the author, following the release of his 1982 collection, No Comebacks.

    Stories

  • "The Veteran (short story)"
  • "The Art of the Matter"
  • "The Miracle"
  • "The Citizen"
  • "Whispering Wind"
  • "Zanè is slim, maar Dilen is slimmer"
  • Publication

    The stories were originally published individually online by the company Online Originals under the collective title Quintet, before being collected into a single volume as The Veteran.

    Reception

    Critical reception has been mixed.The Guardian panned The Veteran, writing "Paper-thin plots and cardboard characters from the self-styled world's greatest storyteller".Christopher Petit reckoned Forsyth was a relic of bygone times, calling it "polished and moribund as a joke at an after-dinner speech, with a ponderous twist, a punchline and a little moral to tie it all up". The BBC was mixed, stating that "This collection is tautly written and practically boasts of the deep level of research that underpins it. But the storytelling itself has mixed results - perhaps too mixed to convince a first-time reader of Forsyth's reputation as the thriller writer's thriller writer."

    Frederick Forsyth

    Frederick Forsyth, CBE (born 25 August 1938) is an English author, former journalist and spy, and occasional political commentator. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and The Kill List.

    Forsyth's works frequently appear on best-sellers lists and more than a dozen of his titles have been adapted to film. He has sold more than 70 million books in total.

    Early life

    The son of a furrier, Forsyth was born in Ashford, Kent. He was educated at Tonbridge School and later attended the University of Granada in Spain.

    Career

    Military and journalism

    Before becoming a journalist, he joined the RAF and was a jet fighter pilot. He joined Reuters in 1961 and later the BBC in 1965, where he served as an assistant diplomatic correspondent.

    Forsyth reported on his early activities as a journalist. His early career was spent covering French affairs and the attempted assassination of Charles de Gaulle. He had never been to what he termed "black Africa" until reporting on the Nigerian Civil War between Biafra and Nigeria as a BBC correspondent. He was there for the first six months of 1967, but few expected the war to last very long considering the poor weaponry and preparation of the Biafrans when compared to the British-armed Nigerians. After his six months were over, however, Forsyth – eager to carry on reporting – approached the BBC to ask if he could have more time there. He noted their response:

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