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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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National Aviation Day Must-Reads

Each year on August 19th, America celebrates National Aviation Day. Today, we bring you our favorite…
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Every Weapon I Had Introductory Excerpt

The Frederick Hart bronze statue Three Soldiers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.

by Paris Davis

In Every Weapon I Had, author Paris Davis shares the story of a…
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An Eager Beaver’s Birthday

by Tom Clavin

Tom Clavin writes about Jay Zeamer, an Eagle Scout and skilled pilot during…
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The Red Baron and Early Flyboys During WWI

Photograph of Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron.

by Tom Clavin

To celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI on…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam

by Alex Vernon

Alex Vernon, author of Peace Is a Shy Thing, discusses reality versus cinema…
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Featured Excerpt: The Last Secret Agent

by Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson

After decades of silence,…
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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…
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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…
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Featured Excerpt: Naples 1944

by Keith Lowe

Award-winning author Keith Lowe's newest critical deep-dive into the history of Naples during…
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Military History

Featured Excerpt: A Big Mess in Texas

Dallas Texas

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

Women of Auschwitz Orchestra

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

Berlin Wall, 1961. Public Domain.

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

Cape Coast Castle in Ghana

by Siddharth Kara

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