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NEW BOOK IN STORES ON MAY 5, 2015

“A fascinating exploration of war and the myths of war. Kenneth C. Davis shows how interesting the truth can be.”

—Evan Thomas, New York Times-bestselling author of Sea of Thunder and John Paul Jones

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I am very excited to announce the publication of my new book, THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICA AT WAR: Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah. A collection of  “war stories” about six important battles in American History that have been overlooked, forgotten or mythologized, the hardcover book and audio will be available on May 5 from Hachette Books and Random House Audio.

Going beyond strategy and tactics, winners, losers and casualty counts of traditional military accounts, these six stories reveal who has fought America’s wars and how America’s military has changed over more than two centuries –going from from the legendary “Minutemen” who fought 240 years ago at Lexington and Concord to the technologically advanced, global power America is today.  In these stories I also examine the human side of war, from the point of view of those who fight and those civilians who are often trapped in a combat zone.

To learn more about the book. see more advance praise, and preorder copies, please visit The Hidden History of America At War.

Posted on February 12, 2015

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