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This book is a general summary of information widely available on the problems resulting from the interference of the war with the function of marriage. It begins with a discussion on the goal of marriage and the creation of the “us”. The author then discusses separation as a threat to marriage, the husband's delemma, the wife's problems and concludes with reunion in prospect and finally in reality. The book is obviously written for the lay public and as such may have some usefulness provided its reading is controlled by a competent advisor if the individual really has marital problems resulting from the breakdown of the marriage through the war. Unfortunately, individuals who have such problems usually are sufficiently disturbed so that superficial bibliotherapy is useless. Reading a book of this type in such a case frequently only can serve to upset the individual further. The material presented does not probe deeply into actual causes of marital breakdowns but is content with banal and widely known ideologies which have been bandied about for years. On the other hand, while the book probably contributes little to the literature on the subject, it can be commended as a one which at least probably will do little harm. Its reasoning is essentially sound and the advice offered by the author, while it may not help, at least follows the rule of Hippocrates in that it probably will not hurt. [D. M. Kelley.]