Oblivion: Mystery West Point (H)

Harry J. Maihafer. Potomac Books, $24.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-57488-043-4

From Brassey's come two volumes of military history. Victory at Any Cost: The Genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, by Cecil B. Currey, offers a thoroughly researched biography of the leader of the Vietnamese Communist forces against the Japanese, French and Americans. Photos. Oblivion: The Mystery of West Point Cadet Richard Cox, by Harry J. Maihafer, diligently explores and solves the questions behind the 1950 disappearance from West Point of the eponymous cadet, which generated national headlines at the time. Photos not seen by PW.

Featured Nonfiction Reviews

Carl Elliott

Medical research whistleblowers expose unethical studies for their own peace of mind, though doing so often leaves them feeling isolated and betrayed, according to this riveting Continue reading »

Melissa B Jacoby

“The federal Bankruptcy Code intersects with the lives of more people in the United States than virtually any other law does,” asserts UNC law professor Jacoby in her startling Continue reading »

Laura Marris

Marris, a creative writing professor at the University of Buffalo, debuts with a shattering collection that meditates on the sense of loss and isolation caused by humanity’s Continue reading »

Hugh Warwick

In this nuanced report, ecologist Warwick (Linescapes) probes the thorny moral quandaries surrounding attempts to contain animal populations through slaughter. Highlighting the Continue reading »