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The Toilet Paper – and Other Stuff – That Helped Bring Down Hitler

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by Lisa Rogak

Propaganda Girls author Lisa Rogak reveals some of the black propaganda…
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Featured Excerpt: A Rage to Conquer

by Michael Walsh

In A Rage to Conquer, award-winning author Michael Walsh brings history to life as he considers…
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Schley: The Navy Man Who Saved Greely

by Buddy Levy

wcag heading wcag heading Commander Winfield Scott Schley (4th from left) and…
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Wednesday, Bloody Wednesday

by Tom Clavin

Depiction of the fighting near Dunker Church by Thure…
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Army Rangers on D-Day

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by Tom Clavin

As many of you are aware, this week marks the…
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The Legendary Doolittle Raid Over Tokyo

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wcag heading wcag heading In his new book Vanishing Act, author Dan Hampton reveals the gripping,…
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Like Father, Like Son: From Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan

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by Tom Sileo

Bob Ollis doesn’t like talking about his harrowing experience in…
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The Wreck of USS Monitor

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by David Gibbins

Almost half of the ships that I cover in my…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit

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wcag heading wcag heading wcag heading Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe…
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The Spirits of Iwo Jima

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by P. T. Deutermann

WCAG Heading Doing the research for my latest novel, Iwo, 26 Charlie, was…
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Featured Excerpt: A Big Mess in Texas

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by David Fleming

In A Big Mess in Texas, David Fleming reveals the incredible, untold true…
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The Band Played on at Auschwitz

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by Anne Sebba

The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz author Anne Sebba shares with The History Reader…
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Featured Excerpt: Confronting Evil

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by Bill O'Reilly with Josh Hammer

by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer An instant New York Times bestseller, Confronting Evil by Bill…
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New Books to Fall for: October 2025

We've fallen hard for these history books publishing this October. From Pulitzer Prize finalist Siddharth Kara's…
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La Milagrosa, Havana’s Miraculous One

by Elena Sheppard

Elena Sheppard, author of The Eternal Forest, joins us to discuss the myth…
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Featured Excerpt: Brady vs. Belichick

by Gary Myers

Read an excerpt of BRADY VS. BELICHICK, a unique and unparalleled look into…
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Compelling Reads for Constitution Day

Each year on September 17, we celebrate the anniversary of the ratification of the United States…
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Cape Coast Castle’s Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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by Siddharth Kara

Pulitzer Prize-finalist Siddharth Kara visited the Gold Coast in Africa while doing research…
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