The United States in
War and Peace

A Regular Column by Shelby L. Stanton 
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Shelby L. Stanton, a veteran of the Vietnam War, served in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand and performed advisory duty in support of Cambodian operations. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge. A 1970 Distinguished Military Graduate of Louisiana State University, he was commissioned as a lieutenant of infantry in the Regular Army. He is parachute, ranger, and special forces qualified. Following his medical retirement from the Army in the grade of captain, he earned a master's degree in education administration from Louisiana State University and a law degree from its law school. He is the author of thirteen books dealing with military affairs, military units, and military uniforms and equipment. They are:
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- America's Tenth Legion
- Anatomy of a Division
- Green Berets at War
- Rangers at War
- The Rise and Fall of an American Army
- Soldiers: A Portrait of the U.S. Army
- Special Forces at War		 - U.S. Army Uniforms of the Cold War
- U.S. Army Uniforms of the Korean War
- U.S. Army Uniforms of the Vietnam War
- U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II
- Vietnam Order of Battle
- World War II Order of Battle
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Captain Stanton writes, "I am pleased by the invitation of my niece Katy, who represents the highest ideal of progressive scholarship in modern Germany, to contribute a regular column to her outstanding site about the military women of the United States who served in World War II."
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Shelby Stanton is currently involved on a special project for Blitzkrieg Baby. He will continue his regular column upon completion of this work.
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January Column 2010: .. 1944 WAC Enlistment Procedures Manual, Exhibits 2
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December Column 2009: 1944 WAC Enlistment Procedures Manual, Exhibits 1
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November Column 2009: 1944 WAC Enlistment Procedures Manual, Part 4
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October Column 2009: 1944 WAC Enlistment Procedures Manual, Part 3
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September Column 2009: 1944 WAC Enlistment Procedures Manual, Part 2
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August I Column 2009 1944 WAC Enlistment Procedures Manual, Part 1
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August I Column 2009: Limitation Order L-85: Duration and Termination
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July II Column 2009: Limitation Order L-85: Fashion and Morale
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July I Column 2009: Limitation Order L-85: Fashion Survivability
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June II Column 2009: Limitation Order L-85: Curtailment
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June I Column 2009: Limitation Order L-85: General Restrictions
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May II Column 2009: Limitation Order L-85: Implementation
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May I Column 2009: WAAC Formation
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April II Column 2009: Designers Create Uniform for U.S. Women War Workers
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April I Column 2009:  Women Among Best Workers at Big U.S. Bomber Plants,
Part 2
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March II Column 2009: Women Among Best Workers at Big U.S. Bomber Plants,
Part 1
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March I Column 2009: Women Flyers to Ferry U.S. Planes
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February II Column 2009: U. S. Women Accept Clothes Restrictions Philosophically, Part 2
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February I Column 2009: U. S. Women Accept Clothes Restrictions Philosophically, Part 1
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January II Column 2009:  War Loan Drives in America
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January I Column 2009: How a Woman serves in the U.S. Navy
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Dec. II Column 2008: U.S. Nurses Go All Over World with Armed Forces, Part 2
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Dec. I Column 2008: U.S. Nurses Go All Over World with Armed Forces, Part 1
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Nov. II Column 2008: U. S. Women Enlist For Service To Navy
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Nov. I Column 2008: A Black Family Fights For Victory
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Oct. II Column 2008: November 1943 Guide to Utilization of Women, Conclusion
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Oct. I Column 2008: November 1943 Guide to Utilization of Women, Part 6
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Sept. II Column 2008:  November 1943 Guide to Utilization of Women, Part 5
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Sept. I Column 2008: November 1943 Guide to Utilization of Women, Part 4
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August II Column 2008: November 1943 Guide to Utilization of Women, Part 3
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August I Column 2008: November 1943 Guide to Utilization of Women, Part 2
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July II Column 2008: November 1943 Guide to Utilization of Women, Part 1
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July I  Column 2008: Military Female Health Considerations, 1943, Part 1
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