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06/02/2026

“The story of the Tennis Cabinet has largely been untold until now—but it clearly had an impact on the development of our Republic," writes Tevi Troy for the The Wall Street Journal. https://bit.ly/4tXI3TD

05/26/2026

Dr. Stephen Phillips joins Preble Hall to discuss his new book A POISONED CHALICE with Dr. John Sherwood. Dr. Phillips is a U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1992 graduate and a former U.S. Navy EOD officer. https://bit.ly/4nMqNPU

A POISONED CHALICE discusses Operation Earnest Will, the U.S. intervention in the Iran-Iraq War and what it taught us about the U.S. Navy’s presence in the Persian Gulf; the strategic uses of mine warfare; and how Earnest Will influences America’s relationship with the Middle East today.

05/20/2026

Fred Minnick, author of WHISKEY WOMEN, was featured in NPR!

Like many vets, it took Fred Minnick time to find the best way to cope with what he would learn was PTSD. For Minnick, sense and peace came with bourbon — and "taste mindfulness."

05/20/2026

From the Desk of Harvey Solomon: My Indiana Jones Moment

Solomon is author of SUCH SPLENDID PRISONS (Potomac Books, 2020) which recounts the roundup, captivity, and eventual repatriation of Axis diplomats who were stranded in the nation’s capital after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Harvey Solomon is a freelance writer based in Washington, DC. He is the author of three nonfiction books, including Such Splendid Prisons: Diplomatic Detainment in America during World War II …

05/15/2026

Leslie Stainton, author of SCARLETT, discusses slavery's enduring legacy, including the complicated history of her own enslaving Georgia ancestors on American History TV (C-SPAN). https://bit.ly/4trylbS

05/15/2026

Khatima Emami, a former student of Marzia Babakarkhail, shares her first encounter with the woman who empowered her to pursue an education. https://wp.me/p4J9AE-jn1

05/12/2026

THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE TENNIS CABINET decenters the president in the history of Theodore Roosevelt’s administration, exploring the informal advisers who shaped the administration’s domestic and foreign policies and who have gone uncelebrated for more than a century.

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05/11/2026

MARZIA takes readers on a heart-pounding journey through the stark realities of life under Taliban rule following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. https://bit.ly/4wn1mYT

05/07/2026

In A POISONED CHALICE, former U.S. Navy Commander Stephen P. Phillips discusses the Iran-Iraq War’s strategic implications, what happened at operational and tactical levels of warfare, and what the war teaches us about the United States’ relationship with the Middle East today. https://bit.ly/4d55p3z

04/29/2026

"[FUJI FIRE] is a case study in the moral responsibility of command and the hidden dangers of peacetime service . . . Henry issues a powerful, though implicit, challenge not only to remember but also to do something with that memory," writes Thomas C. Rust for H-Environment. https://bit.ly/4cKFpu3