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This week’s books in History

Here are this week’s new releases for the category ‘History’.

Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II ★ Our Staff Pick ★
Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II
By Becky Aikman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: May 6, 2025
ISBN: 9781635576566
Format: Hardcover

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American Pop—Behind the Mask: Queer Voices in 1950s Pop Culture American Pop—Behind the Mask: Queer Voices in 1950s Pop Culture
By Taylor Prescott

Publisher: N/A
Publication date: May 3, 2025

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Tequila Wars: José Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico Tequila Wars: José Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico
By Ted Genoways

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: May 6, 2025
ISBN: 9780393292596
Format: Hardcover

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The Holocaust, Corporations, and the Law: Unfinished Business (Law, Meaning, And Violence) The Holocaust, Corporations, and the Law: Unfinished Business (Law, Meaning, And Violence)
By Leora Yedida Bilsky

Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: May 5, 2025

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Josephine Baker's Secret War: The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom Josephine Baker's Secret War: The African American Star Who Fought for France and Freedom
By Hanna Diamond

Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: May 6, 2025
ISBN: 9780300279986
Format: Hardcover

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Twelve Post-War Tales Twelve Post-War Tales
By Graham Swift

Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: May 6, 2025
ISBN: 9780593803387
Format: Hardcover

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Mysteries of the National Parks: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More Mysteries of the National Parks: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More
By Mike Bezemek

Publisher: Sourcebooks
Publication date: May 6, 2025

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Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940 and its Trial by Fire in World War II Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940 and its Trial by Fire in World War II
By Craig L. Symonds

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: May 5, 2025

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The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings from History The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings from History
By Laurence Rees (Author), John Sackville (Narrator)

Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: May 6, 2025

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A Boy's Life in the 50's: Growing Up in Florida A Boy's Life in the 50's: Growing Up in Florida
By Chick Ludwig (Author), Andy Silvers (Editor)

Publisher: Ludwig Press LLC
Publication date: May 3, 2025
ISBN: 9798349311017
Format: Paperback

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Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs: Knud Rasmussen and the Fifth Thule Expedition Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs: Knud Rasmussen and the Fifth Thule Expedition
By Kenn Harper

Publisher: Inhabit Media
Publication date: May 6, 2025
ISBN: 9781772275506
Format: Hardcover

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The Thunder of the Guns: A Century of Battleships (The Evolution of Naval Power Book 1) The Thunder of the Guns: A Century of Battleships (The Evolution of Naval Power Book 1)
By Donald Macintyre

Publisher: Sapere Books
Publication date: May 5, 2025

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Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land
By Rachel Cockerell

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: May 6, 2025

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Connecticut Patriots: Their Lives, Contributions, and Burial Sites (Graves of Our Founders) Connecticut Patriots: Their Lives, Contributions, and Burial Sites (Graves of Our Founders)
By Lawrence Knorr (Author), Joe Farrell (Author), Joe Farley (Author)

Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc.
Publication date: May 4, 2025
ISBN: 9798888193488
Format: Paperback

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Watergate and the Power of Media: Unmasking Scandal and Shaping Public Opinion Watergate and the Power of Media: Unmasking Scandal and Shaping Public Opinion
By Emily Wilson

Publisher: N/A
Publication date: May 2, 2025

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Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500 Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500
By Peter H. Wilson

Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Publication date: May 6, 2025
ISBN: 9780674299313
Format: Paperback

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A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre
By Garrett Felber (Author), Robin D. G. Kelley (Foreword)

Publisher: AK Press
Publication date: May 6, 2025

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The Shortest History of Music: From Bone Flutes to Synthesizers, Hildegard of Bingen to Beyoncé―5,000 Years of Instrument and Song (The Shortest History Series) The Shortest History of Music: From Bone Flutes to Synthesizers, Hildegard of Bingen to Beyoncé―5,000 Years of Instrument and Song (The Shortest History Series)
By Andrew Ford

Publisher: The Experiment
Publication date: May 6, 2025
ISBN: 9798893030525
Format: Paperback

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Historic Tales of Wilbraham (American Chronicles) Historic Tales of Wilbraham (American Chronicles)
By David F. Bourcier

Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: May 6, 2025
ISBN: 9781467159425
Format: Paperback

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Detachment November: The Unclassified Story of U.S. Navy Seabees in Diplomatic Security Detachment November: The Unclassified Story of U.S. Navy Seabees in Diplomatic Security
By Timothy Dahms

Publisher: Amplify Publishing
Publication date: May 6, 2025
ISBN: 9798891384064
Format: Hardcover

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