World History Group is a magazine publishing company headquartered in
Leesburg, Virginia
Leesburg is a town in the state of Virginia, and the county seat of Loudoun County, Virginia, Loudoun County. Settlement in the area began around 1740, which is named for the Lee family, early leaders of the town and ancestors of Robert E. Lee. Lo ...
. It was founded in 2006 as Weider History Group by Eric Weider, the son of fitness entrepreneur
Ben Weider (and nephew of
Joe Weider
Joseph Weider (; November 29, 1919 – March 23, 2013) was a Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur who co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) alongside his brother Ben Weider. He was also the creator of Mr. Olympia, Ms ...
) and current President of
Schiff Nutrition International. The Weider History Group publishes 11 titles reaching 600,000 readers. It operates HistoryNet.com, a website that contains daily features, photo galleries, and articles published in various magazines. The Weider History Group was acquired by private equity firm
Regent, L.P.
Regent, L.P. is a multi-sector private equity firm based in Beverly Hills, California. Many of Regent's investments have been in the software, technology, consumer products, retail and media space. Its founder and chairman is Michael Reinstein.
...
in 2015 and was renamed the World History Group.
List of publications
Print
* ''
America's Civil War''
* ''American History''
* ''Aviation History''
* ''
Civil War Times''
* ''MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History''
* ''Military History''
* ''
Vietnam Magazine''
* ''Wild West''
* ''World War II''
Defunct
* ''British Heritage'' (new publisher apparently Kliger Heritage)
References
2006 establishments in Virginia
American companies established in 2006
Mass media in Virginia
Publishing companies established in 2006
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