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Marilyn Monroe

How Norma Became Marilyn

Marilyn & Truman: Beautiful Children of NYC

Marilyn Monroe

Featured Excerpt: The Glitter and the Gold

by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan

Celebrating 250 Years of the USA

So Close to Home: German U-Boats in the Gulf of Mexico

by Michael J. Tougias

A Glimpse Behind the Doors of London’s Eaton Square

by Alexander Larman

Featured Excerpt: The Magical Game

by Addy Baird

Featured Excerpt: The Hardest, Longest Race

by Eric Moskowitz

Featured Excerpt: The Secrets of Eaton Square

by Alexander Larman

Five New History Books for June 2026!

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