War & Military
Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769-1852), was born in Dublin, the younger son of an Irish Protestant aristocrat. He served with…
Insurgent Mexico
In the autumn of 1913 John Reed was sent to Mexico by the Metropolitan Magazine to report the Mexican Revolution. He shared the perils of Pa…
Memories of the Civil War
Henry B James enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 20, and fought in many of the key battles of the Civil War. Thirty years later, he wr…
My Story of the Civil War
Story of the Civil War as told by a private soldier's perspective of daily routines, challenges, anxieties, skirmishes, battle. (summary by …
An Apache Campaign In The Sierra Madre
An account of the expedition [of the U.S. Army] in pursuit of the hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the spring of 1883. (Book subtitle) Bourke w…
War Stories for My Grandchildren
After years of telling these stories to his grandchildren, Foster was prevailed on to write them down for future generations. Rather than re…
First Offensive
In the early summer of 1942, intelligence reports of the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon …
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 Political History of France
This little book opens on the eve of the French Revolution. The government is crippled by financial mismanagement, ruled by a King who, in t…
The Wound Dresser
The Wound Dresser offers a poignant glimpse into the heart of the American Civil War through the eyes of Walt Whitman. This collection of le…
The Times' Red Cross Story Book
These eighteen stories were published in 1915, in the midst of World War I. "Published For The Times' Fund For The Sick And Wounded&qu…
A History of Our Own Times
An engaging history of Great Britain in the heyday of Queen Victoria and of her empire by the liberal Irish Member of Parliament, Justin McC…
Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
The American Civil War battle at Antietam, Maryland,(called Sharpsburg by the Confederacy) on 17 September 1862, has been called the bloodie…
The Life of Nelson
In 1813, the year that he was appointed Poet Laureate, Robert Southey published "The Life of Nelson". Horatio, Lord Viscount Nels…
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the s…
The U.S. Army in the Iraq War
In September 2013, Chief of Staff of the Army General Raymond T. Odierno directed the Operation Iraqi Freedom Study Group to research and wr…
Little Wars
A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books…
France At War
In 1915, as the "Great War" (World War 1) entered its second year Rudyard Kipling made a journalistic tour of the front, visiting …
With the New Army on the Somme
Frederick Palmer was already an experienced war correspondent when World War I began in 1914, as he had previously covered six wars, beginni…
1942 Radio News
Explore the news from 1942 in this audio collection. This compilation offers a glimpse into the events and stories that shaped the world dur…