Potomac Books

09/04/2026

Congratulations to Chas Henry! He received the Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig Sr. Memorial Distinguished Service Award for his significant contributions to the Marine Corps’ ideals, traditions, and achievements by authoring Fuji Fire: Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps Tragedy. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4cZb7Vc

07/30/2026

In THE HAMILTONIAN VISION, William Nester portrays the struggle between Federalists and Republicans—a conflict whose core issues resonate in the divisive politics of today’s America.

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07/27/2026

MURDER, INC, by James H. Johnston tells the story of the CIA’s assassination operations under Kennedy.

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07/27/2026

Excerpt: EMANCIPATION WAR by Damon Root

EMANCIPATION WAR shines light on the origins and meaning of the Thirteenth Amendment and chronicles the great legal, political, and military struggle to amend the U.S. Constitution to outlaw slavery once and for all.

Damon Root is an award-winning legal affairs journalist and the author of A Glorious Liberty: Frederick Douglass and the Fight for an Antislavery Constitution (Potomac Books, 2023) and Overruled: T…

07/24/2026

In THUTMOSE III, Richard A. Gabriel deftly brings to life the character and ability of ancient Egypt’s warrior king and sheds light on Thutmose’s key contributions to Egyptian history.

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07/23/2026

In WELLINGTON, Philip Haythornthwaite offers a comprehensive and concise biography on the Duke of Wellington.

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07/22/2026

VICTORY IN SHANGHAI by Robert S. Kim was featured in Columbia College Today's bookshelf! Read more at the link in the comments.

VICTORY IN SHANGHAI tells two intertwined and long-untold American origin stories: a Korean American family’s struggle to come to the United States during the Second World War era and the role of Asian Americans in the creation of modern U.S. intelligence and special operations.

07/22/2026

Michael Patrick Cullinane, author of THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE TENNIS CABINET, joins C-Span's Booknotes to discuss the recently opened Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and the little-known history of T.R.'s over 30 tennis partners. https://bit.ly/4vI1MI1

07/17/2026

In WAR ON THE SILVER SCREEN, Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrssen vividly demonstrate how war movies have burned the images and impressions of those wars onto the American psyche more concretely than has the reality of the wars themselves.

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07/16/2026

TROUBLING THE WATER by Abby Seiff explores how the rapid destruction of a single lake in Cambodia is upending the lives of millions.

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