Frederick Mayer: A Hero in Disguise
The late Jewish OSS officer's wartime adventures make for a fun, fast-paced read.
When Russia and the U.S. Worked Together
A new book explores the unraveling of a once-promising military alliance between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
Vladimir Putin’s World War II Reading List
A letter from the Russian Prime Minister, who was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg); his mother was a factory worker during the siege.
In the Time of Coronavirus, Social Distancing is Better When You Read (Or Reread) the Classics of War
Our best of the best reading material while hunkered down and riding out the pandemic.
A Belgian Grandmother is the Protagonist of this World War II Video Game
Brukel's plot hinges on memories, not manpower.
Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee: ‘Do While You Can’
Charles McGee never thought much of flying until he started training at Tuskegee. When he finally left the U.S. Air Force, he had 30 years and three wars behind him.
The Generals Who Brought Paris Back to Life
Among the many books chronicling Paris's liberation, Jean Edward Smith’s final work stands out.
Audiobook Review – The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made
Patricia O’Toole compellingly explains how a moralizing outlook drove Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, from WWI to handling domestic politics.
Hero Story: A Tribute to Walter J. Boyne
Heroes come in all stripes, including a freshly minted second lieutenant who had the courage to take control of a bomber from his superior officer.
Book Review: Eanger Irving Couse
Virginia Couse Leavitt reveals her grandfather Eanger Couse, famed for his Southwest landscapes and Indian portraits
Secret ‘Luxury Prison’ Trent Park Helped the Brits Spy on Nazi Generals
Historian Helen Fry's book takes readers behind the scenes (and walls) of one of World War II's most secretive intelligence operations
Stop the Bomb!
"Heroes of Telemark" lets players vicariously relive the Allied sabotage in Norway
Book Review: Texas Women and Ranching
Editors Deborah Liles and Cecilia Venable profile ranch women who made their mark on the Texas cattle frontier
Book Review: Cripple Creek, Bob Womack and the Greatest Gold Camp on Earth
Linda Wommack traces the role her great-grand-uncle Bob Womack played in the rise of Colorado's famed Cripple Creek mining district
Book Review: The Black Legend
Doug Hocking reviews the circumstances and figures involved in the Bascom Affair, a catalyst of the 19th-century Apache wars
Tucson’s Medicine Man: Dr. Mark Sublette
The former physician runs an art gallery, hosts a podcast and writes—most recently a biography of painter Maynard Dixon
