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The League of Wives: Women Who Fought to Bring Vietnam POWs Home
by Heath Hardage Lee
On February 12, 1973, one hundred and sixteen men who, just six…
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Operation Chaos: An Untold Cold War Story
by Matthew Sweet Stockholm, 1968. A thousand American deserters and draft-resisters are arriving to escape the war…
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A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir
by Philip Caputo
The 40th-anniversary edition of the classic Vietnam memoir—featured in the PBS documentary series…
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The Vietnam War’s Effect on Nixon’s 1968 Win
by James Wright
by James E. Wright By the fall of 1968, a majority of Americans agreed that Vietnam was…
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The Battle of Khe Sanh, January 21 – April 8, 1968
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab Khe Sanh combat base, built on a hilltop…
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The Battle of Hue, January 30 – March 3, 1969
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab As part of the Tet Offensive of 1968,…
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Long Binh Jail: US Military Prisons in the Vietnam War
by Hannah Kohler Over the course of the Vietnam War, the US Army stockade at Long…
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FSB Illingworth Attack: Courage Against Staggering Odds
by Philip Keith Chapter 1: THE TRAP IS BAITED AT FSB ILLINGWORTH It was quiet, but…
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Honoring America’s POW/MIA Wives
by Alvin Townley Jane Denton knew why the dark sedan had arrived that day in July…
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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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Celebrating Black History Month in 2025
Let's honor the remarkable Black Americans throughout history with our favorite books. From the 19th century…
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A Matter of Complexion
by Tess Chakkalakal
by Tess Chakkalakal
Leaving Fayetteville Charles W. Chesnutt. (Public domain, Wikimedia Images.) On October 7,…
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Realm of Ice and Sky
by Buddy Levy
View of Smeerenberg, Spitzbergen, Norway. A photomechanical print taken between 1890 and…
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A Rage to Conquer
by Michael Walsh
In A Rage to Conquer, award-winning author Michael Walsh brings history to life as he considers…
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Adventure Research at the Top of the World
by Buddy Levy
Author Buy Levy shares his chilly experience in Ny Ålesund, Norway, where he…
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The JFK Conspiracy
by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
Belmont, New HampshireSeptember 1960 New York…
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Introduction to Eliot Stein’s
Custodians of Wonder
by Eliot Stein
In Custodians of Wonder, Eliot Stein takes a vivid look at 10 astonishing people who are maintaining some of…
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The Island Behind the Island: Real Life Inspiration for
Trouble Island
by Sharon Short
Suspense author Sharon Short shares the rich history behind Mile Island, the real-life location that inspired…
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