This Sunday, communities around the country will set aside time to remember those who’ve served on Veterans Day. Marian Eide, one of the editors of After Combat: True War Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan (Potomac Books, 2018) examines some of the complicated … Continue reading From the Desk of Marian Eide: On veterans and giving thanks
Rosemary Sekora is the publicity manager at UNP and finally enjoys whiskey thanks to Fred Minnick. Back in April, I declared that November would be Bourbon Book Month—and here we are! Potomac Books has two fantastic titles now available: Bourbon … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Bourbon Book Month
Awards Black Jesus and Other Superheroes: Stories Venita Blackburn Winner of the 2018 PEN Los Angeles Literary Award in Fiction Siberian Exile: Blood, War, and a Granddaughter’s Reckoning Julija Šukys Shortlisted for the 2018 Vine Awards for Canadian … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following includes contributions from John C. Tramazzo and Brian F. Haara. September is National Bourbon Heritage Month. Each September, American whiskey enthusiasts gather in Kentucky to celebrate “America’s Native Spirit” at events like Bardstown’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival and Louisville’s … Continue reading Celebrating National Bourbon Heritage Month
Brian G. Shellum is a retired army officer and former historian and intelligence officer with the Department of Defense. He is the author of Black Cadet in a White Bastion: Charles Young at West Point (Nebraska, 2006) and Black Officer in a Buffalo … Continue reading From the Desk of Brian Shellum: Telling Their Stories
Joanie Schirm is the author of Adventurers Against Their Will (PeliPress, 2013). Her book, My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation, is forthcoming from Potomac Books in March 2019. This post originally appeared on the author’s blog … Continue reading From the Desk of Joanie Schirm: Why Truth Matters
Last month, author Hank H. Cox discussed his new book, The General Who Wore Six Stars: The Inside Story of John C.H. Lee (Potomac Books, 2018), before a group of thirty senior officers representing the different branches of service at … Continue reading Author Discusses New Book Before Senior Military Officers
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in August. Anna Weir: Personally, I’ve been looking forward to The Kid and Me since January. … Continue reading Publicist Picks: The Old West, Untold Histories, and the End of the Summer Season
The following is an excerpt from Operation Kinetic: Stabilizing Kosovo by Sean M. Maloney (July 2018). On the sweltering night of 12 June 1999, Canadian Coyote reconnaissance vehicles pulled out of the Krivolak training area south of Skopje, Macedonia, and headed for … Continue reading EXCERPT: Operation Kinetic
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 It’s My Country Too: Women’s Military Stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan (Potomac Books, 2017) edited by Jerri Bell and … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to It’s My Country Too
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