Douglas Brinkley Audio & Video

Brinkley offers a chronicle of both the heroism of the brave men who conquered Point du Hoc on June 6, 1944, as well as the speech President Ronald Reagan made there on June 6, 1984.

Abraham Lincoln in 1856 was at a difficult point, personally. Depressed, edgy, and often despondent, he had grown bored with his work as a lawyer.

New York Times bestselling author Brinkley tells the complete tale of the 2005 storm that forced him and thousands of his fellow New Orleanians from their homes, offering a unique, piercing analysis of the ongoing crisis and its repercussions for America.

The acclaimed historian and bestselling author of "Tour of Duty" and "The Boys of Pointe du Hoc" offers the first in-depth biography of the Roman Catholic priest who fought against prejudice and founded the Knights of Columbus.

Historians Richard Norton Smith and Douglas Brinkley talked about their work and their profession.

In 1955, Rosa Parks, an African-American seamstress, had no idea she was changing history when, fed up and tired, she refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Alabama....

Written by acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley, this is the first full-scale, intimate account of John Kerry's Navy career....

Subtitled Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House, Brinkley details how Jimmy Carter, unlike most ex-presidents, has done more since leaving the White House in 1980 than most people do in a lifetime.

Award-winning historian Brinkley examines the life and achievements of America's Naturalist President. The author argues that it was Theodore Roosevelt--by setting aside 230 million acres of Wild America for posterity--who turned conservationism into a universal endeavor.

Douglas Brinkley discusses his new book, The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America.