War & Military
Young Folks' History of the American Revolution
Read by Gary Bohannon
Everett T. Tomlinson
This work has grown out of the desire frequently expressed to the writer when he has been lecturing on the American Revolution, that in some…
Warwick the Kingmaker
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Charles William Chadwick Oman
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), wealthy and powerful peer of England, was one of the leaders of the Wars of the Roses (14…
Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy
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William James Mcglothlin
A collection of true stories of the high seas, from the nineteenth century. Shipwrecks, mutiny, life and death decision-making -- all far fr…
The British Army From Within
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E. Charles Vivian
This 1914 book gives a picture of the British Army structure and life in the early hours of World War I. Summary by david wales
Wellington
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George Hooper
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769-1852), was born in Dublin, the younger son of an Irish Protestant aristocrat. He served with…
Psychological Warfare
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Cordwainer Smith
Psychological warfare and propaganda have been used extensively in warfare since the earliest times. This book explores the functions, limit…
The Fireside Chats
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt thirty radio addresses made throughout his terms as President of the United States between 1933 and 1944…
Campaigning With Grant
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Horace Porter
In the last year of the American Civil War, Horace Porter served as aide-de-camp to General Ulysses S. Grant, then commander of all the armi…
The Good Soldier; A Selection Of Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918
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N. P. Dawson
“Here are boys, all sorts of boys: French, English, Italian, American… These are soldiers’ letters written home. But reading, one finds t…
The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier, Part 1
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Charles E. Flandrau
"It has been a little over fifty years since the organization of the Territory of Minnesota, which at its birth was a very small and un…
The Red Planet
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William John Locke
Set during WWI in England, The Red Planet is a rich tale about the life in a little English town from the point of view of Major Duncan Mere…
The French Revolution
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Robert Matteson Johnston
A companion volume to his previous "lightning biography" of Napoleon, this book is an outline of the overall shape and impact of t…
The World’s Story Volume V: Italy, France, Spain and Portugal
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Eva March Tappan
This is the fifth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…
A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar
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George Bethune English
As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the…
With the Turks in Palestine
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Alexander Aaronsohn
While Belgium is bleeding and hoping, while Poland suffers and dreams of liberation, while Serbia is waiting for redemption, there is a litt…
The Reign of Queen Anne, Volume I
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Justin Mccarthy
Anne Stuart (1665-1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, succeeded William III to the throne in 1702. She was the daughter of the d…
The World’s Story Volume VI: Russia, Austria-Hungary, the Balkan States and Tur…
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Eva March Tappan
This is the sixth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…
With Fire and Sword (Byers)
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Samuel H. M. Byers
Samuel H. M. Byers was an American poet, diplomat, and soldier in the Civil War. "In war some persons seek adventures; others have them…
Spy Proof America!
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J. Francis Logan
A very impassioned piece from the first World War, introducing a volunteer civilian anti-spy organization to root out enemy spies from the U…
Selections from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
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Herman Melville
Published in 1866, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is a collection of poems about the Civil War by Herman Melville. Many of the poems a…