May 2025
A Walk Among Heroes: Searching for America’s Better Angels is a military history of the people and patriots who came to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. It explores the contributions, lives, and achievements of some of the nation’s most diverse (and too often unsung) heroes, from military leaders to NASA crewmembers.
Each of these profiles features a revised examination of heroic action and countenance that encourages readers to think beyond individual action to the events that forced them to make lasting marks on their worlds.
His book embraces Arlington's history with chapters and photographs powered by the many memorials and gravesites scattered over the cemetery’s 639 acres. It must have been a real challenge to synthesize and condense the best into this volume, but Zelinski’s hard-hitting document preserves facts and ultimately thanks each and every hero for their service.
D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review.