War & Military
The Diary of a Dead Officer
Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most …
The Private Soldier Under Washington
Much was been written about the American Revolution, but our knowledge of the private solders of the patriot army is confined chiefly to Was…
The Confessions of Nat Turner
This is a detailed description of the massacre that took place on August 21-23, 1831 that became known as Nat Turner's Rebellion. Nat Turner…
War Surgery
One of the first volumes dedicated to systematized medical treatment of soldiers in modern warfare, including a chapter on specific care for…
War
Pierre Loti [Julien Viaud] (1850-1923) was a French naval officer and novelist. The present book is one of his few works of non-fiction, a s…
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers
"Perceiving that much of the intrinsic value of these Journals would consist in a proper understanding of the historical facts to which…
Life of Edward the Black Prince
Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England. He commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Créc…
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 Soldier Of The Legion
An educated gentleman, Mr Manington has given an insight into the unusual experiences of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion, such as…
Closing In
Sunday, 4 March 1945, marked the end of the second week of the U.S. invasion of Iwo Jima. By this point the assault elements of the 3d, 4th,…
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660–1783 is a history of naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role…
A Woman's Experiences in the Great War
An eye-witness account of the fall of Antwerp to the Germans in the opening months of World War I, Mack’s story has passages of extraordinar…
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…
Over There
Bennett's served in many capacities in the WWI war effort. After a visit to the Western Front he wrote this 1915 collection of essays about …
Poems
A collection of poems by the English war poet and soldier of the First World War, Wilfred Owen. Owen is regarded by historians as the leadin…
Edward the First
Edward I of England (1239-1307) will always be remembered as the "Hammer of the Scots" who condemned William Wallace (Braveheart) …
Gallipoli
John Masefield was an English novelist and poet who would later be named England's Poet Laureate. In early 1916, immediately after the termi…
Stories of the Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military award that can be made to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces for acts of gallan…
A Voice From The Main Deck
Samuel Leech was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few wh…
Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi
In the American Civil War, the Vicksburg campaign (December 1862-July 1863) was a pivotal victory for the Union under the generalship of Uly…