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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 is a fast-paced work of narrative nonfiction that traces the hidden campaign waged by the United States and its allies against jihadist terrorism...
Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
Organized crime did not simply lurk in the shadows of American history—it helped shape politics, labor, entertainment, policing, and public imagination for decades. In Killing the Mob, Bill O'Reilly a...
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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 Global War
History can change in a morning, and when it does, every nation must decide how it will respond. Killing the Killers begins with the September 11 attacks, not simply as a tragedy, but as the moment the United States realized it was facing an enemy unlike any it had fought before. Nineteen hijackers ...
From Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists
The Relentless Hunt for Bin Laden
Some enemies are dangerous not only because of what they do, but because of what they symbolize. Osama bin Laden became the central target of the post-9/11 campaign because he was both the operational leader of al-Qaeda and the living embodiment of anti-American jihad. In Killing the Killers, O'Reil...
From Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists
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Martin Dugard is an American historian and author who has collaborated with O'Reilly on multiple historical works.
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