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Take That Hill

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by Tom Clavin

Take That Hill Take That Hill On November 1, 2022,…
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War and Peace

by Tom Clavin

78 years ago Joe Moser was shot down during his 44th mission. Joe…
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Life and Death in Berlin: Discovering the City Through the Zeitzeugenbörse

by Sinclair McKay

These were children who had known only a world of violence. Yet amid…
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The Hedgehog in WWII

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by P. T. Deutermann

My latest novel, The Last Paladin, out this month, is based on…
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Crazy Horse and Custer

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by Tom Clavin

June 25th marks the anniversary of the Little Bighorn battle that resulted in…
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The War Had to Wait for Watie

by Tom Clavin

Almost all history textbooks and most other sources tell us that the first…
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Q&A with Doug Stanton, Author of In Harm’s Way

by Doug Stanton

We sat down with author Doug Stanton to discuss his recently re-issued book In Harm's Way,…
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A Bloody Scoundrel

by Tom Clavin

 As so often happens, recently I was researching one thing and found another—in…
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Bomber Down

by Kevin Maurer

Writing Damn Lucky was an amazing experience, but one of the frustrations was…
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The Winter War

by Tom Clavin

Oops, Russia did it again. While that country’s historians might not be able…
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Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar Explorer (Part II)

by Buddy Levy

In Part I published previously on The History Reader, author Buddy Levy introduces…
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Guns, Chainsaws and Swords: The Rivals of the Humble Axe

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by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job author Rachel McCarthy James takes a look at how guns, chainsaws,…
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Lincoln’s First Responder

by Tom Clavin

Earlier this week—April 14th—was the 160th anniversary of our Sixteenth President's assassination. Author…
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Featured Excerpt: The Rebel Romanov

by Helen Rappaport

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes the story of a…
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Featured Excerpt: Project Mind Control

DCI Allen Dulles on the cover of Time magazine in 1953, the year that he established MKULTRA.

by John Lisle

In Project Mind Control, John Lisle reveals inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project,…
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The Tragic Fire and Sinking of the General Lyon Steamer

The Rock Island Argus Newspaper

by Tom Clavin

March 31st is the 160th anniversary of one of the most shocking events…
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Riveting Historical Reads: April 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out our favorite new history books publishing in April…
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Featured Excerpt: The Ride

John Singleton Copley, Portrait of Paul Revere. c. 1768–1770, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Kostya Kennedy

Timed for the 250th anniversary of one of America’s most famous founding events,…
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