A new comic book will feature the story of Sgt. William Carney, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Civil War. Image via the Association of the United States Army/Army photo.

THEY WANTED WAR—Ctto D. To-lischus—Reynal & Hitchcock ($3). For seven years (since early 1933), readers who wanted to know what was really happening in the Third Reich, and why, turned ...

The veteran Washington Post reporter's latest book delves into the inner circles of the Biden White House to examine Russia's war against Ukraine, and Israel's conflict against Hamas and Hezbollah.

In 291 brisk, fact-stuffed but engaging, thought-provoking pages, A Day in September by Stephen Budiansky examines how ill-prepared we as a nation were for war, but more significantly, what we learned ...

A new book on how 9/11 altered the national psyche also demonstrates how it stunted progressive politics.

Inducted into the Marine Corps at a 1967 Twins game with 149 others, North Branch author Christy Sauro spent years collecting the Vietnam War stories of his fellow Marines.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Peter Beinart about his new book, "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza," a critique of the American Jewish community's reaction to the war in the ...

After becoming a stage sensation in France, the American-born Josephine Baker undertook espionage for the Allies in World War II.

Book Review: ‘Lincoln’s Peace’ offers lessons for these times from the Civil War Michael Vorenberg’s book shines as a meticulously researched and artistically written examination of how ...

I spent last January covering the Israel-Hamas war — going into Gaza with the IDF, visiting Palestinians on the West Bank and seeing the devastation of Oct. 7 ground zero. I wrote about that and ...

Pittsburgh author Edda Fields-Black won the Pulitzer Prize this week for “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War.” ...