South Asian History Professor at Emory University, US, Ruby Lal explains her approach to Mughal history; reading signs of Nur ...

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it.

Everyone should study history, and here are 20 books I think everyone should read. They are expressly not the “best” history books ever written: no one can possibly have read the tens of thousands in ...

In “Frontier Comrades,” Jim Wilke recounts the stories of Westerners who were gay, lesbian, bisexual and transvestites.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." We all know the old saying: Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Our past is a part of us, ...

Nearly a year and a half on from the beginning of the Israel-Gaza War, the continuing horrors continue. And with reverberations still strongly felt far beyond Palestine, the conflict continues to hold ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this article misstated when "The Women" by Kristin Hannah is set. Women’s History Month is almost at a close, but there's still time to add ...

Military aviation history is rich with stories of courage, technological advancement, and human experience, as exemplified by the author's family history. Several recommended books offer diverse ...

Congress has walked up to the edge of a shutdown numerous times in recent years—most recently in March, when the Senate ...

Thrillers, literary fiction, history, science, memoirs and more: Here are the books you’ve saved most to your reading lists.