Chris Dubbs is a military historian living in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, and has worked as a newspaper journalist, editor, and publisher. He is the author of numerous books, including American Journalists in the Great War: Rewriting the Rules of Reporting (Nebraska, 2017) and America’s U-Boats: … Continue reading From the Desk of Chris Dubbs: A Nebraska Suffragist Goes to War
Sean M. Maloney is a professor of history at Royal Military College and served as the Canadian Army’s historian for the war in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2014. He is the author of Enduring the Freedom: A Rogue Historian in Afghanistan (Potomac Books, … Continue reading From the Desk of Sean Maloney: The Secret World of Nuclear Weapons
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a couple upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in July. Anna Weir: Aaron Koller tackles one of the most complicated, … Continue reading Publicist Picks: The Crux of (Almost) Sacrifice, Women in the Trenches, and Other July Books
Joanne Leedom-Ackerman is a novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She is the editor of The Journey of Liu Xiaobo: From Dark Horse to Noble Laureate (Potomac Books, 2020). Leedom-Ackerman is vice president emeritus of PEN International and served as chair … Continue reading Joanne Leedom-Ackerman at Home: On Routine and Reflection
The following is an excerpt from Operation Rising Sun: The Sinking of Japan’s Secret Submarine I-52 by David W. Jourdan (Potomac Books, 2020). Prologue Fifteen minutes of steady flying yielded nothing. Half an hour after launch, they still heard no … Continue reading Excerpt: Operation Rising Sun
On the new History Author Talks virtual program, join guest host Paula Whitacre on Monday, June 22 at 6:00 p.m. EST in a conversation with Robert C. Plumb and Stephanie McCurry as they discuss women’s contributions during the Civil War. … Continue reading Civil War History Authors Zoom Event
Books Bouton Mitchell Nathanson Recommended by the New York Times: “Nathanson moves crisply through the deep back story, though he knows a good detail when he sees one. An ancestor bayoneted by an English infantryman at the Battle of Bunker … Continue reading News and Reviews
Save 50% on a variety of our military history titles from our Potomac Books and Nebraska imprints. Spanning the history of our armed services with an in-depth look at the diversity of its many individuals and achievements, our list in … Continue reading Military History Sale
Books The Wax Pack Brad Balukjian Featured in the New York Times: “Brad Balukjian tore open a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, chewed the stale, brittle bubblegum and then planned a road trip most sports fans could only dream … Continue reading News and Reviews
Meg Heckman is an assistant professor of journalism at Northeastern University, Boston. She worked as a reporter and editor for the Concord (NH) Monitor for more than a decade. Her recent work has appeared in the Columbia Journalism Review, the Boston Globe, Media Report to Women, and USA Today. … Continue reading Meg Heckman at Home: On Writing and Nackey Scripps Loeb
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