Whether you’re searching for the best book recommendations or sifting through tales of the past, we’ve got all the history stories you need to satisfy your curiosity.
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History has proven the power of unchecked disease many times before.
Discover the essential account of the men who raised the flags during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Thanks to the advances of modern medicine, coronavirus shouldn't join their ranks.
Greyhound, written by and starring Tom Hanks, is coming this June.
These books examine the burdens of battle, from the Revolutionary War to modern day Iraq.
These hired fighters didn't just disappear—but what happened to them may surprise you.
A treasonous radio personality despised by US forces.
These hardworking generals outperformed the showboats at every turn.
Henry Flipper, born a slave, beat astonishing odds and overcame classmates' racism to become the first black graduate in 1877.
The legendary performer carved a path of politics and persistence.
Squirrel Week resulted in some 100,000 rodent casualties.
Although outnumbered five-to-one, this battalion held their ground and killed more than 4,000 opposing German soldiers.
The woman who helped hundreds of enslaved people find freedom.
Get a handle on the decade of instability that changed France—and the world—for good.
By Orrin Grey
Confederates and Union troops alike made flawed decisions with fatal consequences.
The Continental Army rose from winter devastation to become a force to be reckoned with.
His combative stance was the final stand of the Viking Age—and allowed the Norman invasion its foothold.
Discover the legendary wild child of France.
The statues were a sign of honor for their enemy and a symbol of the strength of the empire.