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

Death of the Senate

Ben Nelson
Foreword by Trent Lott and Joseph Lieberman

Look

Andrew L. Yarrow

A Second Reckoning

Scott D. Seligman

Dervish Dust

Robyn L. Coburn

Foreword by James H. Coburn IV

Champagne Charlie

Don and Petie Kladstrup

Disruption

Aki J. Peritz

Quagmire

Edited by Donald Anderson
Foreword by Philip Beidler

Time in the Wilderness

Tim McNeese

Disaster on the Spanish Main

Craig S. Chapman

A State of Secrecy

Alison Lewis

The Challenge to NATO

Edited by Michael O. Slobodchikoff, G. Doug Davis, and Brandon Stewart

Foreword by John W. Schmidt

Winning Westeros

Edited by Max Brooks, John Amble, ML Cavanaugh, and Jaym Gates
Foreword by James Stavridis

9/12

William H. Groner and Tom Teicholz

Terrorism, Betrayal, and Resilience

Prudence Bushnell

Harry and Arthur

Lawrence J. Haas

From the UNP Blog

20th Anniversary of September 11, 2001

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