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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 Winter War

by Tom Clavin

Oops, Russia did it again. While that country’s historians might not be able…

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William Bullitt: The Champagne Ambassador

by David McKean

President-elect Franklin Roosevelt liked William Bullitt the moment they met. Bullitt was energetic, clearly…

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How Sears Saved Christmas from the Soviets

by Philip Jett It was November 30, 1955, and the Cold War was raging. The U.S.…

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How Operation Torch’s Flame Was Set Alight

by Michael E. Haskew Operation Torch, a highly complex endeavor scheduled for November 8, 1942, involved…

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After Yeltsin: A Historic Change in Russian Attitudes toward Americans

By Lisa Dickey The first time I traveled across Russia, in the fall of 1995, most…

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Guy Burgess: The Life of a Cold War Double Agent

by Andrew Lownie

When Harold Macmillan, now the Prime Minister, visited the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev…

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A Lucky Honor: On Publishing Georg Rauch’s Unlikely Warrior

by Wesley Adams What a privilege to have had the chance to acquire and edit the…

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Reasons for the Cuban Missile Crisis

by Patrick Sloyan One of my goals in writing The Politics of Deception: JFK’S Secret Decisions…

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Featured Excerpt: Propaganda Girls

by Lisa Rogak

In Propaganda Girls, bestselling author Lisa Rogak reveals the incredible untold story of…

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The Siren Song of False History

by Keith Lowe

Keith Lowe writes about how the myth of Parthenope, entwined with historical misconceptions…

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Featured Excerpt: Looking at Women Looking at War

by Victoria Amelina

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing…

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The 1770 Massacre in Boston

by Tom Clavin

Coinciding with the 255th anniversary of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 2025,…

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Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar Explorer & Hero of the First Airplane Flight to the North Pole

by Buddy Levy

When one thinks of the great American polar explorers in history, names like…

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Page-Turning Reads for Women’s History Month

by The History Reader From pharaohs to fashion and everything in between, this Women's History Month…

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Who Do You Support: The Demes of the Roman Empire

by Andrew Ludington

Andrew Ludington's Splinter Effect is an action-packed debut where time-traveling archaeologist Rabbit Ward…

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Must-Have Historical Reads: March 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out our favorite new history books publishing in March…

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Life and Death in Berlin: Discovering the City Through the Zeitzeugenbörse

The Winter War

William Bullitt: The Champagne Ambassador

How Sears Saved Christmas from the Soviets

How Operation Torch’s Flame Was Set Alight

After Yeltsin: A Historic Change in Russian Attitudes toward Americans

Guy Burgess: The Life of a Cold War Double Agent

A Lucky Honor: On Publishing Georg Rauch’s Unlikely Warrior

Reasons for the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Featured Excerpt: Propaganda Girls

by Lisa Rogak

The Siren Song of False History

by Keith Lowe

Featured Excerpt: Looking at Women Looking at War

by Victoria Amelina

The 1770 Massacre in Boston

by Tom Clavin

Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar Explorer & Hero of the First Airplane Flight to the North Pole

by Buddy Levy

Page-Turning Reads for Women’s History Month

Who Do You Support: The Demes of the Roman Empire

by Andrew Ludington

Must-Have Historical Reads: March 2025

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