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Martin Dugard is an American historian and author who has collaborated with O'Reilly on multiple historical works.
Known for: Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever, Killing The Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity, Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists, Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
Books by Martin Dugard

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
A detailed narrative of the events leading up to and following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, exploring the political tensions, personal motives, and historical consequences that shap...

Killing The Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
In this installment of the bestselling Killing series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard explore the tragic fates of three cultural icons—Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali—whose fame brought ...

Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists
Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists es un libro de no ficción que narra las operaciones secretas de Estados Unidos y sus aliados en la lucha global contra el terrorismo islámico tra...

Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
Killing the Mob explores the history of organized crime in the United States, tracing the rise and fall of notorious figures and the government’s efforts to dismantle their empires. The book covers th...
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The Final Days of War and the Strained Atmosphere in Washington
As the Civil War dragged into its closing act, Washington, D.C. became a city of paradoxes. Celebrations erupted in the streets as Union victories mounted, yet underneath lay exhaustion and bitterness. Soldiers crowded taverns, veterans carried wounds that defied healing—not just physical but emotio...
From Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
Abraham Lincoln: The Leader Who Carried the Nation’s Soul
To portray Lincoln faithfully is to understand a man of contradictions—stoic yet kind, weary yet unbreakable. By the spring of 1865, he carried not only the Union but the grief of millions. His eyes were heavy with sleepless nights spent worrying over reconstruction and the future of freed slaves. H...
From Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
Elvis Presley: The King’s Lonely Throne
Elvis Presley’s story begins with a dream that seemed to embody all the promise of American ambition. A poor boy from Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up surrounded by gospel music and poverty, a gentle spirit raised by a devoted mother and a father who did his best to keep the family afloat. His voice ...
From Killing The Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
John Lennon: The Voice of a Generation Silenced
John Lennon’s life, as we narrate it, was the story of a visionary forever wrestling with the burden of his own influence. From his beginnings in Liverpool—a rebellious youth with a sharp wit and deep insecurities—Lennon sought meaning through music. When The Beatles formed, he found creative comple...
From Killing The Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
From 9/11 to the Birth of a Global War on Terror
In the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, America found itself confronting something beyond conventional warfare. I remember describing the mood of those frantic hours—chaos mixed with determination—as intelligence agencies scrambled to answer a question no one had truly prepared for: ...
From Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists
The Hunt for Osama bin Laden
For nearly a decade, every clue, every intercepted courier, and every photograph hinted at the ghost of one man: Osama bin Laden. In *Killing the Killers*, I lead you through the painstaking process that followed the invasion of Afghanistan. Bin Laden had melted into the terrain, shielded by loyalis...
From Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists
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