SMH preview
The Society for Military History annual begins tomorrow in Louisville, Kentucky. Visit booth 208 for our newest books! NEW in the Studies in War, Society, and … Continue reading SMH preview
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News and Reviews
Books The Pitcher and the Dictator: Satchel Paige’s Unlikely Season in the Dominican Republic Averell “Ace” Smith Article on the author and book in the Los Angeles Times: “While baseball is at the heart of the book, The Pitcher and the … Continue reading News and Reviews
Excerpt: The General Who Wore Six Stars
The following is an excerpt from The General Who Wore Six Stars: The Inside Story of John C. H. Lee (March 2018) by Hank H. Cox. The foreword writer, Clarence E. McKnight Jr., is a retired three-star U.S. Army general and was … Continue reading Excerpt: The General Who Wore Six Stars
From the Desk of Gregory J. Wallance: After a Century, End the Myth of Women In Espionage
A version of this article originally appeared in an October 2017 issue of The Hill. Gregory J. Wallance is the author of The Woman Who Fought an Empire: Sarah Aaronsohn and Her Nili Spy Ring (Potomac Books, 2018) and a lawyer and writer … Continue reading From the Desk of Gregory J. Wallance: After a Century, End the Myth of Women In Espionage
Happy Book Birthday to There I Go Again!
Book Birthdays celebrate one year of a book’s life in tweets, reviews, and more. This month we’re saying Happy First Book Birthday to There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, KITT, and Many Others … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to There I Go Again!
News and Reviews
Books When History is Personal Mimi Schwartz Praise from Kirkus: “Expressive, intimate snapshots of one woman’s life set atop the backdrop of global history.” American Colossus Allen M. Hornblum Review in the Telegraph: “…[an] excellent new biography . … Continue reading News and Reviews
Excerpt: She Can Bring Us Home
The following is an excerpt from She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer (Potomac Books, 2015) by Diane Kiesel. Prologue The posters went up in churches, on crepe myrtle trees, and along rotting walls of one- … Continue reading Excerpt: She Can Bring Us Home
News and Reviews
Books The Zoo at Night Susan Gubernat Praise from Kenyon Review: “Rising out of experience—painful, beautiful, disruptive—The Zoo at Night offers an unflinching look at an imperfect world underlain with a conviction to hope.” Our Lady of the Artichokes Katherine … Continue reading News and Reviews
New from Potomac Books
This spring Potomac Books will publish sixteen new books, with topics ranging from true crime and military history to career development and world and national affairs. Here is a look at some of the newest titles forthcoming from Potomac Books. … Continue reading New from Potomac Books
Contemporary American Poetry, College Athletes, and Other March Books
Tayler Lord and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP who share a cubicle and cannot stop talking about books (or how cold it is in the said communal-cubicle). Today they also share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about … Continue reading Contemporary American Poetry, College Athletes, and Other March Books
