About Potomac Books

Potomac Books has a long and distinguished pedigree. Founded in 1983 as the U.S. imprint of Brassey’s, a renowned British publishing house established in the nineteenth century, Brassey’s-U.S. was acquired by Books International in 1999 and renamed Potomac Books in 2004.

The University of Nebraska Press bought Potomac Books in 2013, acquiring its impressive backlist in military history, politics, current events, international affairs, terrorism, intelligence, and national security. As a general-interest imprint of UNP, Potomac continues to build on its strong roots in these fields, keeping readers informed about the critical issues and challenges of today’s world.

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Featured Books

War Flower

Brooke King

Murder, Inc.

James H. Johnston

Our American Story

Edited by Joshua A. Claybourn

The Alphabet Bomber

Jeffrey D. Simon

Shattered Minds

Robert H. Bauman and Dina Rasor
Foreword by Perry Jeffries

Haig's Coup

Ray Locker

The War Criminal's Son

Jane Singer

My Dear Boy

Joanie Holzer Schirm

Innovating in a Secret World

Tina P. Srivastava

Bold Venture

Steven K. Bailey

So Close to Freedom

Jean-Luc E. Cartron
Foreword by Roger Stanton

Common Cause

Samuel Hopkins Adams
Annotated and with an introduction by John Maxwell Hamilton and Amy Solomon Whitehead

Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe

Edited by Valentina Glajar, Alison Lewis, and Corina L. Petrescu

The Forgotten Terrorist

Mel Ayton
Foreword by Alan Dershowitz
With a new afterword by the author

She Can Bring Us Home

Diane Kiesel

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Excerpt: War Flower

War Flower: My Life after Iraq (March 2019) is a no-holds-barred account of the reality one woman faced in war and pushes back against the stereotypes of women in combat. It received a starred-review from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly called it a “harrowing and powerful book.” Below is an excerpt. Waiting Pr [...]

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