Books published by Potomac Books Inc

A proposed doctrine and architecture in the core areas of building security forces, economic development, and political consolidation that blends soft and hard power into a deployable and effective package.

Osama bin Laden's words carry a great deal of weight in the West. When he speaks, or allegedly speaks, we listen. But what about the words of other key leaders in the Al-Qa'ida terrorist network? We can learn how to conduct the war on terrorism more successfully when we study their own manuals, written for their followers.

A biography of Nackey Scripps Loeb, the longtime publisher of the Manchester (NH) Union Leader, that traces connections between her influence and our current political moment.

The threat of terrorists using WMD is not new, but the current expansion of these groups' regional networks means that no state can consider itself immune from the threat of terrorist attack or proliferation activity. States must make improvements in their security sectors to prevent the future use of WMD by terrorists.

God's Samurai is the unusual story of Mitsuo Fuchida, the career aviator who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and participated in most of the fiercest battles of the Pacific war. A valuable record of major events, it is also the personal story of a man swept along by his times.

An Unladylike Profession tells the dramatic stories of over thirty women who traveled to Europe to write about World War I for America's newspapers and magazines.

A comprehensive history of the Global Positioning System.

The story of an ordinary North Carolina farmer reluctantly drawn into the Civil War and thrown into a fight for survival that included serving in both armies, dodging certain death at Gettysburg, surviving a POW camp, and a hometown murder.

The Journey of Liu Xiaobo is a fitting tribute to Liu Xiaobo's memory and to his influence, which even after his death, continues to grow.

The biography of Julia Wilbur, who left her conventional life to aid newly freed slaves, injured Union soldiers, and, later, the women's suffrage movement in the late nineteenth century.

The Trump administration’s attempted and actual violations of the Constitution and the law have surpassed our worst expectations again and again. Add to that the legal morass surrounding members of the Trump campaign staff, and the United States finds itself led by the most corrupt administration in modern American history. The investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on 2016 election interference and obstruction of justice led to multiple indictments that boggle even the brightest legal minds. So how can the rest of us make sense of it all?                Sara Azari breaks down the investigations, evidence, criminal charges, and defenses involving an ever-expanding rogues’ gallery of Trump associates and campaign members, as well as the president’s own criminal conduct. Her docket also includes a comprehensive summary and expert analysis of the Mueller Report. Azari addresses the consequences of President Trump’s conduct and considers whether the president of the United States is ever above the law. An essential nonpartisan guide, Unprecedented gives readers the tools they need to understand the legal issues engulfing Trump’s campaign and presidency.

This multi-layered biography examines five remarkable women who made important contributions to the Union cause at various stages before, during, and following the defining years of the American Civil War.

The first anthology to convey the rich experiences and contributions of women in the U.S. military-from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the Middle East-in their own words.

An insider's account of Soviet and Russian politics from Gorbachev's democratizing reforms in the 1980s to the current authoritarian Russia of Putin.

An Incipient Mutiny covers 1892 to 1918: the events leading up to the U.S. Army pilots' revolt in 1915, as well as the resulting trials. This is a historical account of mismanagement, criminal fraud, and cover-up.

Israel, Arab states, and the United States have been conducting and experiencing various kinds of containment in recent years, as part of confronting their external and/or internal enemies.

From Sadat to Saddam: The Decline of American Diplomacy in the Middle East is a first-hand account of 30 years in the diplomatic trenches of US Middle East policy.