Laurence Stallings

The story of the Doughboys of the American Expeditiionary Force who went to France in 1917-1918 to "make the world safe for democrary" is one of the great untold epics of American history. It makes meaningful our participation in World War I in terms of men who endured and died in it.

Richard Plume is a U.S. Marine whose combat injuries ultimately cost him a leg and much faith in his government and society. Carefully structured to emphasize the immediacy of problems faced by its players, the novel relegates combat scenes to flashbacks and centers instead on the struggles Richard faces as he tries to carve out a humble but honest existence in postwar Washington, D.C., for his wife, Esme, and son, Dickie.

Collection of seventeen nonfiction science essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Out, Damned Spot! The Sun Shines Bright The Noblest Metal of Them All How Little? Siriusly Speaking Below the Horizon Just Thirty Years A Long Day's Journey The Inconstant Moon The Useless Metal Neutrality! The Finger of God Clone, Clone of My Own Alas, All Human The Unsecret Weapon More Crowded! Nice Guys Finish First!

Discusses, in text and illustrations, the causes, events, outcome, and lasting impact of the First World War.