The History Reader

The History Reader A History Blog by , an imprint of . We offer interviews, excerpts, and original articles.

The History Reader offers articles, interviews, and further reading for history buffs and book lovers everywhere, drawing from military history and ancient times to today.

Mythologizing presidents is not new. Throughout history, some major whoppers have found their way into the folklore. In ...
09/15/2026

Mythologizing presidents is not new. Throughout history, some major whoppers have found their way into the folklore. In their new book, Confronting America, Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer share some surprising truths about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt that are not widely known. Head over to The History Reader to read this featured excerpt. https://www.thehistoryreader.com/us-history/featured-excerpt-confronting-america/

It's been 25 years since the 9/11 attack rocked the United States and world. In Ash and Honor, Jeffrey Robinson reveals ...
09/14/2026

It's been 25 years since the 9/11 attack rocked the United States and world. In Ash and Honor, Jeffrey Robinson reveals the stories of more than 60 never-told-before people in this minute by minute account of the military, national security, and aviation response to the devastating attacks. Head over to The History Reader to read an excerpt: https://www.thehistoryreader.com/us-history/featured-excerpt-ash-and-honor/

No doubt you've heard of the Nuremberg trials. But what do you know about the women who helped bring the N***s to justic...
09/07/2026

No doubt you've heard of the Nuremberg trials. But what do you know about the women who helped bring the N***s to justice?

In THE NUREMBERG WOMEN, bestselling author and historian Natalie Livingstone tells the story of the Nuremberg trials in a new way: through the lens of the women who were there on the ground. Take our quiz to see what you know of these voices mostly silenced by history: https://www.riddle.com/view/6t39BWzz

Since the beginning of time, animals have risen and fallen from dominance on planet Earth. In The Decline and Fall of th...
08/27/2026

Since the beginning of time, animals have risen and fallen from dominance on planet Earth. In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, award-winning science writer Henry Gee offers a concise, brilliantly-told history of the human species–and argues that we are on a rapid, one-way trip to extinction, though we can take steps to delay this fate for a short while. Start reading the prologue of this fascinating book (now available in paperback) over on The History Reader: https://www.thehistoryreader.com/world-history/featured-excerpt-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-human-empire/

"For most readers and filmgoers, the emotional architecture of the final Qing court was built not by historians but by B...
08/26/2026

"For most readers and filmgoers, the emotional architecture of the final Qing court was built not by historians but by Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1987 visually intoxicating film The Last Emperor. [Paul French’s book, The Last Emperor of China (US/CA on sale 11/17)], does not so much overturn that vision as quietly prise open hidden doors and secret corridors within it."

Learn More: https://asianreviewofbooks.com/the-last-emperor-of-china-by-paul-french/

For most of the world, Sandy Irvine is the young man who disappeared while climbing towards the summit of Mt. Everest wi...
08/25/2026

For most of the world, Sandy Irvine is the young man who disappeared while climbing towards the summit of Mt. Everest with George Mallory in 1924. For THE EVEREST MYSTERY author Julie Summers, he was her great-uncle. Pulling from the hints about future plans that Irvine shared with his family, Summers writes a speculative piece about what Sandy Irvine's life may have been like should he have survived his trip with Mallory.

Read now: https://juliesummers.co.uk/2026/08/24/what-if/

08/24/2026

Were George Mallory and Sandy Irvine the first to reach the peak of Mt. Everest in 1924 before disappearing? Later, did the Chinese move their bodies and take their cameras so that they would not lose credit for reaching the peak first? The great-niece of Sandy Irvine and mountaineering historian and climber Jochen Hemmleb share the latest facts regarding Mallory and Irvine in their new book, The Everest Mystery, on sale 8/25.

https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/lifestyle/a-rediscovered-corpse-could-upend-our-understanding-of-everest/

08/12/2026

Soldier, spy, scout, saboteur, and French Resistance leader in the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe...the astonishing true story of Marine legend Pete Ortiz comes to life in Bob Drury and Tom Clavin's upcoming book, THE PHANTOM (10/6/26). Watch the trailer and preorder your copy today: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-phantom-9781250285850/

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