The American Legion Magazine [Volume 63, No. 5 (November 1957)]

Cover by Bud Blake -- 39th National Convention -- God and Country -or Communism?: The Head of the FBI Discusses Communism's Recent Gains by John Edgar Hoover -- The Story of a Gold Star Mother: What It Means to Lose a Son in Action by Rose A. Dosch -- Countdown at Canaveral: A Close Look at the Guided Missile Program by Kenneth R. Heatley and Joseph N. Braycich -- How to Pick a Shotgun: A Good Gun May Be a Poor One for You by H. B. Stowers -- America's Ailing Railroads: What's Wrong With the Railroads, and Why by Clarence Woodbury -- "Hello, Johnny Reb": Fraternizing, as Practiced by Soldiers of the North and South by M. A. Hancock -- Secrets of Successful Selling: Five Crack Salesmen Tell How They Do It by George H. Waltz, Jr -- The National Convention -- Sound Off! -- Editor's Corner -- Rod and Gun Club -- Parting Shots -- Personal Affairs -- Pro and Con -- Products Parade -- About Books