War & Military
Recollections And Letters Of General Robert E. Lee
The life of the Confederate States of America general, Robert E. Lee, through the eyes of his youngest son, who was also a Confederate Army …
Army Life in a Black Regiment
These pages record some of the adventures of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first slave regiment mustered into the service of the …
Eighteen Months in the War Zone
In "Eighteen Months in the War Zone," Kate John Finzi offers a poignant memoir of her experiences during a tumultuous period of co…
History of the Civil War
Superbly written, this overview of the Civil War, won a Pulitzer Prize in History in 1918. Rhodes covers not only the battles and the gener…
Strange Stories Of The Civil War
Here are twelve narratives of some events in the American Civil War, most told by a participant or contemporary observer. - Summary by David…
1944 Radio News
Explore the news from 1944 in this collection. This compilation includes various news segments and V-Discs from that year, providing a glimp…
The World Crisis
An inside view of the critical years leading up to World War I, as well as the first few key months. Told by (at the time) Britain's First L…
Toussaint L’Ouverture
François-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743-1803) rose to fame in 1791 during the Haitian struggle for independence. In this revol…
Bullets & Billets
A front-line view of life in the trenches of the Western Front in the early part of 1914-1915. Told by Lieutenant (later Captain) Bruce Bair…
Custer Battlefield
It should be noted that this national park is now called the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. “The long, tragic history of Ind…
In the Line of Battle
“A COLLECTION OF absolutely authentic accounts by privates and non-commissioned officers.... We see a great simplicity and directness of obs…
Reminiscences of a Southern Hospital
Phoebe Yates Pember served as a matron in the Confederate Chimborazo military hospital in Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War, overseei…
Rome and Carthage
The Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.) were a series of conflicts between the rapidly expanding Roman Republic and the Phoenician Sea empire, Carthag…
Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal
Recognizing the importance of establishing for history an authentic text of the Trial of major German WWII war criminals, the International …
The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner
The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner is a graphic account of WWI submarine warfare. Forstner was the commander of German U-boat U…
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry
Captain Glazier narrates his experiences as a cavalryman in the Federal Army during the Civil War, from his enlistment in New York State to …
Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy
A collection of true stories of the high seas, from the nineteenth century. Shipwrecks, mutiny, life and death decision-making -- all far fr…
Fighting France
American novelist Edith Wharton was living in Paris when World War I broke out in 1914. She obtained permission to visit sites behind the li…
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp
Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses, 1377-1471, were a series of English civil wars fought for the control of the throne of England between two rival cade…