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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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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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Like Father, Like Son: From Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan

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by Tom Sileo

Bob Ollis doesn’t like talking about his harrowing experience in…
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War and Reconciliation

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by Tom Clavin

dd Douglas “Pete” Peterson was born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska and…
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The Aftereffects of War

ruined

by Bill Glose

WCAG Heading To fully understand a specific war, one must not only study…
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Featured Excerpt: The Great Rift

by James Mann

WCAG Heading By James Mann The following is an excerpt from The Great Rift by James…
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The League of Wives: Women Who Fought to Bring Vietnam POWs Home

by Heath Hardage Lee

WCAG Heading On February 12, 1973, one hundred and sixteen men who,…
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A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

by Philip Caputo

WCAG Heading The 40th-anniversary edition of the classic Vietnam memoir—featured in the PBS documentary…
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The Vietnam War’s Effect on Nixon’s 1968 Win

by James Wright

WCAG Headingby James E. Wright By the fall of 1968, a majority of Americans agreed that Vietnam…
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The Battle of Khe Sanh, January 21 – April 8, 1968

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WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNabWCAG Heading Khe Sanh combat base, built on…
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Vietnam War

Featured Excerpt: The Feather Wars

Clover-Land Magazine [Northern Michigan University Archives]

by James H. McCommons

From the time the United States was founded, early Americans assumed that…
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Featured Excerpt: Milena and Margarete: A Love Story in Ravensbrück

Milena, circa 1930. Photo Credit: Milena and Margarete.

by Gwen Strauss

From the moment they met in 1940 in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Milena…
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Featured Excerpt: Once There Was a Town

Lillian Chanales, portrait of author's grandmother pictured in mourning attire after husband's death.

by Jane Ziegelman

Described as an "animated tapestry" by The Wall Street Journal, Jane Ziegelman's Once…
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The Escapes of David George and the Stories We Tell About Slavery

The Escapes of David George Timeline

by Gregory E. O'Malley

by Gregory O'Malley When most people think of North American slavery, they most often think of…
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Featured Excerpt: The Great Abolitionist

Southern Chivalry Argument versus Club's depiction, 1856.

by Stephen Puleo

The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published…
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Falling in Love with Texas’ Worst Town

Texas Ranger Frank Hamer

by Joe Pappalardo

From a wrestler with cauliflower ears to ill-used dance hall girls to everyday…
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Featured Excerpt: I Told You So!

Thomas Sydenham – English physician (1624–1689).

by Matt Kaplan

From Darwin to Pasteur to modern-day scientists, Matt Kaplan's I Told You So!…
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Five History Books Coming This March!

The History Reader Upcoming Books March 2026
From society belles teaming up with gun manufacturers to save America's birds in The Feather Wars…
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