When Canadian writer Jack Wang read about Richard Mar, the only Chinese Canadian to serve in the First Canadian Parachute Battalion in the Second World War, he was compelled to imagine a character ...

An Arlington author and journalist has published a new book on a jazz musician’s harrowing experiences in World War II. In the wake ... “That he was lost, bereft, sick of heart and soul.” ...

In her latest book, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick tells the story of millions of displaced people and international efforts to ...

The Department of Defense says DNA was taken from family members and helped identify Kenneth Burgess' remains.

A review of Book and Dagger, How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II, by Elyse Graham.

The best part of english classes was discovering new authors because of assigned summer reading. I'd pretend to "complain," ...

These historical fiction books bring hidden stories to life, revealing untold struggles, lost voices, and the past’s lasting ...

Flying on a plane, especially if you’re in economy like most of us, is not great. Still, there are some ways to make it less horrible and it all starts when you pick your seats. Buzz60’s Tony Spitz ...

Six insightful books from the Equal Justice Initiative that provide a wealth of knowledge and context of Black historical ...

Borne, science journalist Carl Zimmer roots the “mistake” in the past of a historically neglected field: aerobiology, or the science of airborne life. Zimmer begins his chronicle in the 19th century ...