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Featured Excerpt: Project Mind Control
by John Lisle
In Project Mind Control, John Lisle reveals inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project,…
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Life and Death in Berlin: Discovering the City Through the Zeitzeugenbörse
by Sinclair McKay
Wcag Heading These were children who had known only a world of violence.…
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Unknown History: The Siege of Berlin in 1948
by Giles Milton
We teamed up with the Unknown History podcast on Quick and Dirty Tips to bring you…
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Unknown History: Churchill’s Iron Curtain
by Giles Milton
We teamed up with the Unknown History podcast on Quick and Dirty Tips to bring you…
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Unknown History: The Great Berlin Power Struggle
by Giles Milton
We teamed up with the Unknown History podcast on Quick and Dirty Tips to bring you…
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Michał Goleniewski: The Best Cold War Spy You’ve Never Heard Of
by Tim Tate
WCAG Heading Sixty years ago the best Cold War spy the West ever…
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Unknown History: Russia’s Secret Revolutionaries
by Giles Milton
We teamed up with the Unknown History podcast on Quick and Dirty Tips to bring you…
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Unknown History: Berlin Turns Red
by Giles Milton
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Unknown History: The Colonel Who Went to War
by Giles Milton
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Elizabeth Bentley: The True Story That Inspired a Novel
by Karin Tanabe
WCAG Heading When I decided that I wanted to write about a woman…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall
by Jack Kelly
In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp
by Tim Queeney
In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam
by Alex Vernon
Alex Vernon of Peace is a Shy Thing discusses reality versus cinema during…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025
Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today
by Steven Marr
The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…
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Chor-Bazaar: The Thieves Market
by Nev March
The Silversmith's Puzzle author Nev March explains the storied history…
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The MKULTRA Conspiracy
by John Lisle
Project Mind Control's John Lisle explains how something as classified…
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Featured Excerpt: Whack Job
by Rachel McCarthy James
Whack Job is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational…
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