Eileen A. Bjorkman is a former flight test engineer with more than thirty-five years of experience. She is the author of The Propeller under the Bed: A Personal History of Homebuilt Aircraft and has published articles in the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Magazine among … Continue reading From the Desk of Eileen A. Bjorkman: Leaving No One Behind
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
Robert C. Plumb is a writer, marketing consultant, and former marketing executive for two Fortune 500 companies. He is the author of Your Brother in Arms: A Union Soldier’s Odyssey and has written for the Montgomery County Historical Society’s journal, … Continue reading From the Desk of Robert Plumb: When History Grabs You by the Arm
The Jewish Book Council honors the winners of the 2019 National Jewish Book Awards, now in its sixty-ninth year. Among this year’s winners is author David E. Lowe, award the second annual Biography Award in memory of Sara Berenson Stone for … Continue reading Morris B. Abram Biography Honored by National Jewish Book Awards
Save 50% off these books during Women’s History Month! Enter the code 6WHM20 in the promotion code field of your shopping cart and click “Add Promotion Code.” Offer expires March 31, 2020 and is good on U.S. and Canadian shipments only. Continue reading Women’s History Month Sale
Potomac Books author Harvey Solomon will be reading from and signing his new book Such Splendid Prisons: Diplomatic Detainment in America during World War II this Saturday, February 15, at the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, WV. The Greenbrier … Continue reading A Splendid Prison: Greenbrier Hotel Book Event highlights its History
Harvey Solomon is a freelance writer based in Washington, DC. He has written articles for dozens of publications, including the Boston Herald, the Los Angeles Times, the Hollywood Reporter, and Variety. He is the author of three nonfiction books, most recently Such Splendid Prisons: Diplomatic … Continue reading From the Desk of Harvey Solomon: File Under “Coincidence”
The following is an excerpt from An Incipient Mutiny by Dwight R. Messimer (January 2020). Chapter 3: Paul Ward Beck, 1911-1912 First Lt. Paul W. Beck was either a far-sighted prophet or a manipulative politician out for personal gain. The … Continue reading Excerpt: An Incipient Mutiny
On Sunday, January 5, Washington, D.C.’s beloved independent store Politics and Prose will host Potomac author David E. Lowe for a reading and discussion of his new book, Touched with Fire: Morris B. Abram and the Battle against Racial and … Continue reading Politics & Prose and Potomac Books
