History and Current Events
July 2025
Recent Releases
Taking Midway: Naval Warfare, Secret Codes, and the Battle That Turned the Tide of...
by Martin Dugard

Chronicles the events leading to the June 1942 naval Battle of Midway, which proved a turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
by Caroline Fraser

Examines the history of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest from the 1940s to the 1980s. 
The Beast in the Clouds : The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda
by Nathalia Holt

During the 1920s, dozens of expeditions scoured the Chinese and Tibetan wilderness in search of the panda bear, a beast that many believed did not exist. When the two eldest sons of President Theodore Roosevelt sought the bear in 1928, they had little hope of success. Together with a team of scientists and naturalists, they accomplished what a decade of explorers could not, ultimately introducing the panda to the West. In the process, they documented a vanishing world and set off a new era of conservation biology.
By the Second Spring: Seven Lives and One Year of the War in Ukraine
by Danielle Leavitt

Profiles seven everyday Ukrainians in the evocative account of life during wartime. 
The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the...
by Lynne Olson

Focuses on four women French Resistance fighters who were captured and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, detailing how they worked together to survive World War II, help their fellow prisoners, and, post-war, seek justice for the atrocities they experienced.
Into the Ice : the Northwest Passage, the Polar Sun, and a 175-year-old mystery
by Mark Synnott

Determined to navigate the treacherous Northwest Passage solo, an internationally certified mountain guide and Air Force Pararescuemen trainer embarks on a pulse-pounding journey to both complete this rare feat and investigate the 250-year-old mystery of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition.
The Raider : The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II
by Stephen R. Platt

The extraordinary life of forgotten World War II hero Evans Carlson, commander of America's first special forces, secret confidant of FDR, and one of the most controversial officers in the history of the Marine Corps, who dedicated his life to bridging the cultural divide between the United States and China. Tracing the rise and fall of an unlikely American war hero, The Raider is a story of exploration, of cultural (mis)understanding, and of one man's awakening to the sheer breadth of the world"
Spitfires : The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II
by Becky Aikman

They were crop dusters and debutantes, college girls and performers in flying circuses-all of them trained as pilots. Because they were women, they were denied the opportunity to fly for their country when the United States entered the Second World War. But Great Britain, desperately fighting for survival, would let anyone-even Americans, even women-transport warplanes. Thus, twenty-five daring young aviators bolted for England in 1942, becoming the first American women to command military aircraft.
1861: The Lost Peace
by Jay Winik

A well-researched history explores the role President Abraham Lincoln played at the beginning of the American Civil War, including his attempts to avoid the conflict altogether. 
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