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Infamy by Richard Reeves: A Q&A With The Author
The History Reader - Infamy by Richard Reeves Infamy is the latest work by bestselling author…
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Shocking Paris: Soutine, Chagall, and the Outsiders of Montparnasse
by Stanley Meisler The mass migrations of European peoples to this country in the late 19th…
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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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Operation Chowhound: As Historically Important as D-Day
by Stephen Dando-Collins Seventy years ago, in February, 1945, 3.5 million Dutch civilians in German-occupied Holland,…
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Veterans Day: Remembering Those Who Served
by The History Reader Veterans Day is the day we honor and commemorate our brave service…
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My Time On the Set With Marlene Dietrich
by Rory MacLean Why are we drawn to certain cities? Perhaps because of a story read…
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A ‘Most Honest Horse Thief’: James Byrnes’ Role In Japan’s Conditional Surrender
By Paul Ham Upon his swearing in as President Harry Truman’s Secretary of State, on 3rd…
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The Invasion of Okinawa
By P. T. Deutermann The invasion of Okinawa (April 1, 1945, to June 22nd, 1945,) turned…
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Hidden Warbirds: Rare Warbirds in Unusual Places
By: Nicholas A. Veronico Lucky Finds Some people don’t believe in luck, while others think that…
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The Pope’s Last Crusade: How an American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius XI’s Campaign to Stop Hitler
By Peter Eisner Castel Gandolfo, June 23, 1938 Two days after the Eucharistic Congress, the pope…
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WWII
Throne of Grace
by Tom Clavin
Throne of Grace: A Mountain Man, An Epic Adventure, and the Bloody Conquest…
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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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