War & Military
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1849 - 1856)
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Millard Fillmore
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
Modern England 1820-1885
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Oscar Browning
This short survey opens with the accession of that portly spendthrift, King George IV. With British support, Greece becomes independent. The…
In Ship and Prison: A Story of Five Years in the Continental Navy with Captain …
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William P. Chipman
The incidents of this book are taken largely from the log-book of Captain Tucker, and are intended to picture the stirring times in which he…
Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
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John Mcelroy
A comprehensive four-volume history of one soldier's 15 months in Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. The book is divided into 83 cha…
The Sailor's Word-book, D - G
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William Henry Smyth
An encyclopaedia (a digest, the author calls it) of nautical terms and other words relevant to navigation, the character of seafarers, fish …
Man-of-War Life
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Charles Nordhoff
In 1844, Charles Nordhoff joined the U.S. Navy at the young age of 14. He describes his around-the-world adventure as a young sailor aboard …
First World War Centenary Prose Collection Vol. III
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Various
This collection of non-fiction and fiction pieces is the third volume commemorating the First World War. The majority of the items, all chos…
Tactical Studies on the Battles around Plevna
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Thilo Lebrecht Ernst Michael Von Trotha
Tactical Studies on the Battles around Plevna, or in German, Der Kampf um Plewna, examines with a critical eye the actions and engagements o…
The Sailor's Word-book, A - C
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William Henry Smyth
An encyclopaedia (a digest, the author calls it) of nautical terms and other words relevant to navigation, the character of seamen, this boo…
Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
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William Pittenger
Written a year after the events, this is an eyewitness account of the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. Early in the American Civil War, in Ap…
Israel and Hamas Conflict in Brief
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Jim Zanottiandjeremy M. Sharp and Jim Zanotti And Jeremy M. Sharp
This short report, written for the Congressional Research Service with the aim of informing U.S. legislative debate, covers the Israel-Hamas…
Gallipoli
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John Masefield
John Masefield was an English novelist and poet who would later be named England's Poet Laureate. In early 1916, immediately after the termi…
Germany Before the War
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Napoleon-Eugène Beyens
Baron Beyens was a senior member of the Belgian diplomatic service who was posted to Berlin in 1912. His book, published in early 1916, is i…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1837 - 1844)
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Martin Van Buren
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
My War Experiences in Two Continents
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Sarah Broom Macnaughtan
Sarah Macnaughtan was a Scottish novelist who took part in the women's suffrage movement, worked for the Red Cross in the Second Boer War (1…
Brave Deeds of Confederate Soldiers
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Philip Alexander Bruce
Stories of Confederate soldiers of the Civil War that share the vivid accounts of valor, resolve, loyalty, and endurance. Using historical r…