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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit

Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…

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Feathered Fighters

by Tom Clavin

67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…

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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month

This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…

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Good With a Gun

by Tom Clavin

In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…

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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities

by Thomas Mullen

When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…

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The Mayor and the Nazis

by Terry Golway

As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…

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The First Shots of the Revolution

by Jack Kelly

In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…

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The Cave Man

by Tom Clavin

Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…

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Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

Cold Crematorium is the first English language edition of a lost memoir by Holocaust survivor József…

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Edith Wharton’s Guide to New York

by Mariah Fredericks

Mariah Fredericks's new novel, The Wharton Plot, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton through…

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Guns, Chainsaws and Swords: The Rivals of the Humble Axe

by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job author Rachel McCarthy James takes a look at how guns, chainsaws,…

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For more than sixty years, St. Martin’s Press has published award-winning history books on a range of subjects.

Drawing on this impressive stable of experts from ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary, and military history, The History Reader offers articles, interviews, insights, and further reading for history buffs and book lovers everywhere.