by Tracy Walder
Tracy Walder, author of The Unexpected Spy, discusses the history of women in the intelligence community and how it affected her life as both a CIA operative and an FBI agent.
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The Fire and the Darkness: Dresden Before the Bombs Fell
by Sinclair McKay
In the following excerpt from the recently released The Fire and the Darkness, Sinclair McKay discusses Dresden in 1945 prior to the Allies’ devastating bombing campaign.
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Tagged with: Dresden, Excerpt, Sinclair McKay, The Fire and the Darkness, WWII
Posted in Military History, Modern History
by Sinclair McKay
In the following excerpt from the recently released The Fire and the Darkness, Sinclair McKay discusses Dresden in 1945 prior to the Allies’ devastating bombing campaign.
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Posted in Military History, Modern History
Manhunters: The Real DEA Agents Who Took Down Pablo Escobar
by Javier F. Peña and Steve Murphy
DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists in Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar—the subject of the hit Netflix series, Narcos. Read on for an excerpt.
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by Javier F. Peña and Steve Murphy
DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists in Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar—the subject of the hit Netflix series, Narcos. Read on for an excerpt.
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Setting the Scene: Arizona in the Early 20th Century
by Nancy E. Turner
Nancy E. Turner discusses her latest novel, Light Changes Everything, highlighting how the history and setting of Arizona in the early 1900s played into her character creation and development.
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Tagged with: american west, equality, Light Changes Everything, Nancy Turner
Posted in Modern History
by Nancy E. Turner
Nancy E. Turner discusses her latest novel, Light Changes Everything, highlighting how the history and setting of Arizona in the early 1900s played into her character creation and development.
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Posted in Modern History
Featured Excerpt: Black Wave
by Kim Ghattas
Black Wave is an unprecedented examination of how the modern Middle East unraveled and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979. Check out an excerpt here.
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Tagged with: Black Wave, Iran, Kim Ghattas, Saudi Arabia
Posted in Contemporary History, Military History
by Kim Ghattas
Black Wave is an unprecedented examination of how the modern Middle East unraveled and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979. Check out an excerpt here.
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Posted in Contemporary History, Military History
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