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Chiang Kai-shek was a reliable U.S. ally, but he had too many opponents on the U.S. side — and so ghastly Maoism triumphed.

From North Africa to the liberation of Adolf Hitler's lair in Berchtesgaden, Germany, the men of the 3rd ID slogged through it all.

Wilford Kale's latest book picks.

Book series set in South County's Lowcountry is worth a read.

In these hot humid days in Tidewater, why not travel to the cooler mountains and try some of these trails outlined in “Hiking Shenandoah National Park: A Guide to the Park’s Greatest Hiking Adventures”?

Jacqueline Winspear's 17th Maisie Dobbs novel joins the top sellers.

Bob Kunzinger's memoir is due in April. Also in Literary Notes, other local titles and a note about Literary Notes.

The doomed romance of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier gets the bio treatment, a new Maisie Dobbs mystery hits shelves and more book recommendations.

And also: In a Pearl Harbor Day commemoration, author Walter Borneman will give a talk about his book "Brothers Down." His talk Dec. 7 is sponsored by the MacArthur Memorial and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum.

The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Michael Connelly, Lily King, and Carol Marron.