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FDR and American Politics During WWII
by Peter Shinkle
Amid all the momentous battles and horrific tragedies of World War II,…
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Take That Hill
by Tom Clavin
On November 1, 2022, the next Bob Drury and Tom Clavin collaboration, The Last…
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War and Peace
by Tom Clavin
78 years ago Joe Moser was shot down during his 44th mission. Joe…
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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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Bomber Down
by Kevin Maurer
Writing Damn Lucky was an amazing experience, but one of the frustrations was…
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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: 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: Sleeping with the Enemy
by Giles Milton
We teamed up with the Unknown History podcast on Quick and Dirty Tips to bring you…
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Flying on Fumes: Stories of a WWII Fighter Pilot
by Tom Clavin
Lightning Down is the incredible saga of American fighter pilot…
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Unknown History: The Americans Arrive in Berlin
by Giles Milton
We teamed up with the Unknown History podcast on Quick and Dirty Tips to bring you…
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Charles Sumner Witnesses the “Abraham Lincoln Magic”
by Stephen Puleo
In April 1865, at General Ulysses S. Grant’s Headquarters at City Point, Virginia,…
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The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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