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Beside Me Still
A Memoir of Love and Loss in World War II
By Elizabeth R. P. Shaw

Here is a compelling portrait of the other side of war—hose who must wait at home, uncertain what the Fates will decide—and Elizabeth Shaw knows this side of war all too well. She waited first for one husband, VanOstrand Perkins, who was killed in battle in the Pacific, and then another, James Shaw, who ultimately survived. This is a story ...

Available Formats: Hardcover
German Light Cruisers of World War II
Emden, Konigsberg, Karlsruhe, Koln, Leipzig, Nurnberg
By Gerhard Koop and Klaus-Peter Schmolke
The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most popular subjects in naval history with many books devoted to the subject. However, for a concise but authoritative summary of the design history and careers of the major surface ships, it is difficult to beat the six volumes in the Warships of the Kriegsmarine series. Now ...
Available Formats: Softcover
Evolving Military Justice
Analysis and Discussion
Edited by Eugene R. Fidell and Dwight H. Sullivan

For decades, debate has raged over whether the military justice system is foremost a tool to preserve discipline within the armed forces or a means of dispensing justice on a par with civilian criminal justice systems. From the dawn of American military law in 1775 through World War II, the answer was obvious: military justice was primarily a tool commanders ...

Available Formats: Hardcover