War & Military
Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie
Abner Doubleday was a busy man. He rose to be a major general during the American Civil War, started the first cable car company in San Fran…
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…
England and the Hundred Years' War
This little book by the British military historian, Charles Oman, begins with the accession of the warrior king, Edward III, to the English …
Sherman's March To The Sea
This librivox recording comprises part of chapter 22 and all of chapter 23 (The March To The Sea – From Atlanta To Savannah – November And D…
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…
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…
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…
Hospital Sketches
Alcott in 1862 served as a nurse in Georgetown, D.C during the Civil War. She wrote home what she observed there. Those harrowing and someti…
Boots and Saddles
Elizabeth Custer has penned an engaging portrait of 1870’s life on a U.S. cavalry post in the Dakotas, just before her husband and his troop…
Four Weeks in the Trenches
Four Weeks in the Trenches offers a firsthand account of the harrowing experiences faced by soldiers on the Eastern Front during World War I…
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…
Six Years with the Texas Rangers
James Gillet recounts his adventures with the Texas Rangers 1856-1937. In a very entertaining style he recounts personal stories of wars, …
The Naval War of 1812
Somewhat detailed history of naval engagements between the United States and England during the War of 1812, from a decidedly American persp…
Sir Francis Drake
In this short book, the British Naval historian, Julian Stafford Corbett, chronicles the adventurous career of Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596)…
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…
Revolt In The Desert
Revolt in the Desert (1924) is a personal account by T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) of the 2 year Arab Revolt during the Great War. Begi…
Between the Lines
This book, all of which has been written at the Front within sound of the German guns and for the most part within shell and rifle range, is…
How I Filmed the War
How I Filmed the War offers a unique perspective on World War I through the eyes of Geoffrey H. Malins, an early cinematographer who documen…
Toussaint L’Ouverture
François-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743-1803) rose to fame in 1791 during the Haitian struggle for independence. In this revol…
Psychological Warfare
Psychological warfare and propaganda have been used extensively in warfare since the earliest times. This book explores the functions, limit…