War Without Mercy: Liberty or Death in the American Revolution
by Mark Edward Lender (Author), James Kirby Martin (Author)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing. Publication date: October 7, 2025. Hardcover, 288 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1472872678
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From the publisher: "A number of historians have previously concluded that United States' founding struggle reached a level of ferocity few Americans now associate with the movement for independence. However, these studies have described what happened, without looking in detail at why the conflict took such a violent a turn. Written by two esteemed Revolutionary War historians, War Without Mercy does exactly that."
Three Roads to Gettysburg: Meade, Lee, Lincoln, and the Battle That Changed the War, the Speech That Changed the Nation
by Tim McGrath (Author)
Publisher: Dutton Caliber. Publication date: November 18, 2025. Hardcover, 528 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0593184394
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From the publisher: "These men came from different parts of the country and very different upbringings: Robert E. Lee, son of the aristocratic and slaveholding South; George Gordon Meade, raised in the industrious, straitlaced North; and Abraham Lincoln, from the rowdy, untamed West. Lincoln’s election to the presidency in 1860 split the country in two and triggered the Civil War"
A Short History of Ancient Rome
by Pascal Hughes (Author)
Publisher: Hanover Square Press. Publication date: November 11, 2025. Hardcover, 352 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1335001320
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From the publisher: "Combining impeccable research with riveting and action-packed storytelling, we follow the inception, expansion and ultimate fall of the Roman Empire, inviting readers to walk Rome’s bustling streets, witness the fearsome exploits of its all-conquering army, and step into the opulent corridors of its palaces and pioneering building projects."
After the Fire: Richmond in Defeat (A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era)
by Nelson D. Lankford (Author)
Publisher: University of Virginia Press. Publication date: September 9, 2025. Hardcover, 368 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0813953366
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From the publisher: "In April 1865, the Civil War, which had consumed the lives of the residents of Richmond, Virginia, for four years, ended in a vast conflagration that nearly destroyed their city. As Confederate troops fled and Union forces streamed in, the world they had known literally went up in flames. None could predict what would replace it when the smoke cleared."
Framing the First World War: How Divergent Views Shaped a Global Conflict
by Michael P.M. Fox (Editor), Aimée Fox (Editor), David G. Morgan-Owen (Editor)
Publisher: University Press of Kansas. Publication date: November 18, 2025. Hardcover, 328 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0700640560
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From the publisher: "This innovative approach to the history of World War I looks at ways in which military actors saw and perceived war, and how that exerted a significant influence over the decisions they made and the actions they took. The character of the conflict that erupted in 1914 defied the expectations of many political leaders and military analysts."
McNamara at War: A New History
by William Taubman (Author), Philip Taubman (Author)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company. Publication date: September 23, 2025. Hardcover, 512 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1324007166
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From the publisher: "Robert S. McNamara was widely considered to be one of the most brilliant men of his generation. He was an invaluable ally of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson as U.S. secretary of defense, and he had a deeply moving relationship with Jackie Kennedy. But to the country, McNamara was the leading advocate for American escalation in Vietnam."
Till We Meet Again: A Canadian in the First World War
by Brandon Marriott (Author)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster. Publication date: September 30, 2025. Hardcover, 320 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1668208236
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From the publisher: "Not since Timothy Findley’s The Wars, Tim Cook’s magisterial works about the First World War, or Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front has a book about a soldier’s life at the sharp end been told with such humour, gravitas, and in a heart-pounding narrative that drops you behind enemy lines. For at one point, Lester was trapped in a shell hole, a heartbeat away from the Germans setting up their machine gun to mow down his comrades."
Pearl Harbor: Japan's Greatest Disaster
by Mark Stille (Author)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing. Publication date: November 4, 2025. Hardcover, 448 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1472865311
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From the publisher: "In this the first comprehensive treatment of Pearl Harbor since the early 1990s. respected Pacific War naval historian Mark E. Stille traces the road to war and the Japanese attack itself. He examines the role of the man behind the operation, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the plan."
Nation in Arms: Five Armies That Made Europe
by Tyler Alexander (Author)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing. Publication date: September 30, 2025. Hardcover, 352 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1472872982
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From the publisher: "History gives us several examples of states who have reconstructed their armies successfully, both on the field of battle but also in terms of how they relate to the state which it is their duty to protect. This book is about five armies who have adapted successfully: the 4th-century Roman army of Constantine the Great; the 15th-century Ottoman army of Sultan Mehmet II; Cromwell's New Model Army of the English Civil War; the Prussian Army of the Napoleonic Wars; and the US Army of the Second World War."
If I Can Get Home This Fall: A Story of Love, Loss, and a Cause in the Civil War
by Tyler Alexander (Author)
Publisher: Potomac Books. Publication date: September 1, 2025. Hardcover, 344 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1640126664
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From the publisher: "If I Can Get Home This Fall chronicles the epic story of Dan Mason, a white man who served in the Civil War as a soldier in the Sixth Vermont Infantry and as an officer in the Nineteenth U.S. Colored Troops. It is a story of these two units from very different realities but with a common purpose."
38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia
by Philippe Sands (Author)
Publisher: Knopf. Publication date: October 7, 2025. Hardcover, 480 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0593319758
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From the publisher: "In this intimate legal and historical detective story, the world-renowned lawyer and acclaimed author of East West Street traces the footsteps of two of the twentieth century’s most merciless criminals—accused of genocide and crimes against humanity—testing the limits of immunity and impunity after Nuremberg."
The Devil’s Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War
by Peter Fritzsche (Author)
Publisher: LSU Press. Publication date: November 11, 2025. Hardcover, 312 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0807184912
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From the publisher: "The Devil’s Own Purgatory is the first complete history of the Union navy’s Mississippi Squadron, a fleet that prowled the Mississippi River and its tributaries during the American Civil War. The squadron battered Confederate forts, participated in combined operations with the army, obliterated the Confederate fleet, protected Union supply lines, fought a river-based counterinsurgency war, raided plantations, and facilitated the freedom of thousands of enslaved people."
Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, and the Battle on Brawner’s Farm, August 28, 1862
by Peter Fritzsche (Author)
Publisher: Savas Beatie. Publication date: October 17, 2025. Hardcover, 288 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1611217612
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From the publisher: "In the fading light of August 28, 1862, an untested Union brigade of Wisconsin and Indiana men fought an unexpected 90-minute stand-up clash with the Confederate veterans of Stonewall Jackson on the Virginia farm fields of John Brawner. The Rebels recalled a Wisconsin man that day “yelling like demons [in] a roaring hell of fire.” None of them knew the immediate prelude to the far bloodier battle of Second Manassas (Bull Run) had begun."
1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe
by Peter Fritzsche (Author)
Publisher: Basic Books. Publication date: September 23, 2025. Hardcover, 576 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1541603219
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From the publisher: "n 1942, historian Peter Fritzsche offers a gripping, ground-level portrait of the decisive year when World War II escalated to global catastrophe. With the United States joining the fight following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, all the world’s great powers were at war. The debris of ships sunk by Nazi submarines littered US beaches, Germans marauded in North Africa, and the Japanese swept through the Pacific."
Republic and Empire: Crisis, Revolution, and America’s Early Independence
by Trevor Burnard (Author), Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy (Author)
Publisher: Yale University Press. Publication date: September 16, 2025. Hardcover, 320 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0300280180
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From the publisher: "At the time of the American Revolution (1765–83), the British Empire had colonies in India, Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Canada, Ireland, and Gibraltar. The thirteen rebellious American colonies accounted for half of the total number of provinces in the British world in 1776. What of the loyal half? Why did some of Britain’s subjects feel so aggrieved that they wanted to establish a new system of government, while others did not rebel?"
The Romans: A 2,000-Year History
by Edward J. Watts (Author)
Publisher: Basic Books. Publication date: October 7, 2025. Hardcover, 736 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1541619814
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From the publisher: "Prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts recounts the full sweep of Rome’s epic past: the Punic Wars, the fall of the republic, the coming of Christianity, Alaric’s sack of Rome, the rise of Islam, the Battle of Manzikert, and the onslaught of the Crusaders who would bring about the empire’s end."
Into the Reich: The Red Army’s advance to the Oder in 1945
by Prit Buttar (Author)
Publisher: Gallery Books. Publication date: September 8, 2025. Hardcover, 448 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1472866998
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From the publisher: "In January 1945, the Red Army launched a powerful offensive across the Vistula River to drive the Wehrmacht out of Poland, with the intention of securing a start line for an operation that would ultimately result in the capture of Berlin and the end of the war. But, as Prit Buttar expertly reveals, there were other issues at play."
Midnight Flyboys: The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War II
by Bruce Henderson (Author)
Publisher: Gallery Books. Publication date: November 11, 2025. Hardcover, 336 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1668051412
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From the publisher: "In 1943, the OSS—precursor to the CIA—came up with a plan to increase its support to the French resistance forces that were fighting the Nazis. To start, the OSS recruited some of the best American bomber pilots and crews to a secret airfield twenty miles west of London and briefed them on the intended mission. Given a choice to stay or leave, every airman volunteered for what became known as Operation Carpetbagger."
The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition, Volume I: The Ancient World and Christendom (The Golden Thread, 1)
by James Hankins (Author), Allen C. Guelzo (Author)
Publisher: Encounter Books. Publication date: August 26, 2025. Hardcover, 1309 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1641773997
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From the publisher: "Where do the threads that form the Western tradition originate, and how were they woven together over the two and a half millennia before 1500? What are the sources of our modern ideas about science, freedom, equality, law, good government, and virtue? These are the questions explored in The Golden Thread, Volume I: The Ancient World and Christendom, written by James Hankins. The story begins with the seminal culture of the classical Greeks and moves through the Hellenization of the east following the conquests of Alexander the Great."
The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides (Author), Professor Polly Low Robin Waterfield (Translator)
Publisher: Basic Books. Publication date: September 30, 2025. Hardcover, 752 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1541603387
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From the publisher: "Robin Waterfield’s translation of Thucydides’s sweeping narrative vividly depicts the events of the war between Athens and Sparta that began in 431 BCE and would continue until 404, a conflict that embroiled not only mainland Greece but Greek states from the eastern Mediterranean and as far west as Italy and Sicily. The only extant contemporary narrative of this conflict, Thucydides’s History brims with military, moral, and political reflections, offering critical commentary on challenges that still dominate our world today, from the strife of civil war to the devastation of widespread plague to the nature of political power."
Facing Washington's Crossing: The Hessians and the Battle of Trenton
by Steven Bier (Author)
Publisher: Westholme Publishing. Publication date: September 30, 2025. Hardcover, 296 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1594164439
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From the publisher: "In Emanuel Leutze’s iconic painting of Washington’s Crossing, the American commander gazes confidently through the dawn, envisioning Hessian soldiers asleep that December 25, 1776, in the snow-covered village of Trenton. These Hessians, soldiers from the Germanic principality of Hesse-Kassel hired to the British army by their Landgrave, Frederick II, were in winter quarters, having fought the American rebels from Long Island, through New York City, across New Jersey, to the banks of the Delaware River."
The American Revolution: An Intimate History
by Geoffrey C. Ward (Author), Ken Burns (Author)
Publisher: Knopf. Publication date: November 11, 2025. Hardcover, 608 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0525658672
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From the publisher: "Enriched by guest essays from lauded historians such as Vincent Brown, Maya Jasanoff, Jane Kamensky, and Alan Taylor, and by an astonishing array of prints, drawings, paintings, texts, and pamphlets from the time period, as well as newly commissioned art and maps—and woven together with the words of Thomas Paine— The American Revolution reveals a nation still grappling with the questions that fueled its remarkable founding."
The Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman: The Complete Annotated Edition
by William T. Sherman (Author), Louie P. Gallo David S. Nolen John F. Marszalek (Editor)
Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press. Publication date: September 23, 2025. Hardcover, 1152 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0674988354
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From the publisher: "William Tecumseh Sherman’s memoirs were a sensation when first published in 1875, as Americans grappled with the aftermath of the Civil War and its emerging place in collective memory. Today, Sherman’s account remains arguably the most significant work of Civil War military history after that of his friend and commanding general Ulysses S. Grant."
The Maginot Line: A New History
by Kevin Passmore (Author)
Publisher: Yale University Press. Publication date: October 14, 2025. Hardcover, 512 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0300277043
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From the publisher: "The Maginot Line was a marvel of 1930s engineering. The huge forts, up to eighty meters underground, contained hospitals, modern kitchens, telephone exchanges, and even electric trains. Kilometres of underground galleries led to casements hidden in the terrain, and turrets that rose from the ground to fire upon the enemy. The fortifications were invulnerable to the heaviest artillery and to chemical warfare."
Sword Beach: D-Day Baptism by Fire
by Max Hastings (Author)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company. Publication date: November 11, 2025. Hardcover, 352 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1324117575
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From the publisher: "Between 1941 and 1944, the British army contributed relatively little to World War II. On the unremittingly bloody Eastern Front, no Russian or German soldier had experienced the luxury of having four years to prepare and train for a resumption of the European continental campaign. But on D-Day―June 6, 1944―the lives of British soldiers changed. Thiry-five thousand infantrymen, airmen, and special service operatives were sent headfirst into the whitest heat of war, almost overnight."
The Road to Cisterna: Darby’s Rangers and Their Most Consequential Battle in World War II
by David Lyle Williams (Author)
Publisher: LSU Press. Publication date: September 26, 2025. Hardcover, 400 pages. ISBN13: 978-0807185032
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From the publisher: "The Road to Cisterna is the story of Darby’s Rangers, an elite American army unit in World War II, selected for toughness and specially trained in beach landings and lightning raids deep behind enemy lines. Commanded by Colonel William Orlando Darby, the 1st Ranger Battalion spearheaded landings in North Africa and helped defeat German general Erwin Rommel―the Desert Fox―in Tunisia. Its success inspired the creation of two more battalions led by Darby in the invasions of Sicily and the Italian mainland."
The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II
by David Nasaw (Author)
Publisher: Penguin Press. Publication date: October 14, 2025. Hardcover, 496 pages. ISBN-10 0593298691
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From the publisher: "In its duration, geographical reach, and ferocity, World War II was unprecedented, and the effects on those who fought it and their loved ones at home, immeasurable. The heroism of the men and women who won the war may be well documented, but we know too little about the pain and hardships the veterans endured upon their return home."
Running Deep: Bravery, Survival, and the True Story of the Deadliest Submarine in World War II
by Tom Clavin (Author)
Publisher: St. Martin's Press. Publication date: October 21, 2025. Hardcover, 352 pages. ISBN-10 1250374472
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From the publisher: "There was one submarine that outfought all other boats in the Silent Service in World War II: the USS Tang. Captain Richard Hetherington O’Kane commanded the attack submarine that sunk more tonnage, rescued more downed aviators, and successfully completed more surface attacks than any other American submarine."
While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East
by Tony Sullivan (Author)
by Yaakov Katz (Author), Amir Bohbot (Author)
Publisher: St. Martin's Press. Publication date: September 2, 2025. Hardcover, 336 pages. ISBN-10 1250345685
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From the publisher: "While Israel Slept tells the gripping inside story of how Hamas, Israel’s weakest enemy, succeeded in launching a surprise attack on one of the world’s most powerful militaries. Through a detailed examination of the events leading up to October 7, 2023, the book exposes the intelligence and strategic failures that enabled this devastating invasion."
The Coming of the Saxons: Adventus Saxonum
by Tony Sullivan (Author)
Publisher: Pen and Sword History. Publication date: October 30, 2025. Hardcover, 224 pages. ISBN-10 1036103099
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From the publisher: "Around the mid-fifth century three Saxon keels cut through the waves towards the southern coast of Britain. They were not the first Germanic warriors or migrants to arrive since direct Roman authority had ended in the early fifth century and would not be the last."
The Atlanta Campaign: Volume 2: From the Etowah River to Kennesaw Mountain, May 20 to June 27, 1864
by David A. Powell (Author)
Publisher: Savas Beatie. Publication date: October 15, 2025. Hardcover, 608 pages. ISBN-10 1611217571
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From the publisher: "The scope, drama, and importance of the 1864 Atlanta Campaign was on a par with Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign in Virginia. Despite its criticality and massive array of primary source material, the operations in North Georgia have lingered in the shadows."
America and the Mexican War of Independence: Insurgents, Patriots, and Brethren in Arms, 1810-1821
by Benjamin J. Swenson (Author)
Publisher: McFarland. Publication date: October 1, 2025. Softcover, 190 pages. ISBN 1476696802
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From the publisher, "In 1810, the Atlantic World was in turmoil. Revolution, pirates, proxy wars and clandestine operations ran rampant. Napoleon had invaded Spain, Louisiana Territory was in crisis, and Americans were preparing to declare war against the British."
