The pleasure of spending a few hours with 99-year-old Loyd Brandt and Joyce, his wife of 78 years, is also splendid food for ...

Stephen R. Platt. Knopf, $32 (544p) ISBN 978-0-525-65801-6 An innovative military leader who tried to bring communist ideals to the U.S. Marine Corps is spotlighted in this rousing biography.