War & Military
Tactical Studies on the Battles around Plevna
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
An encyclopaedia (a digest, the author calls it) of nautical terms and other words relevant to navigation, the character of seafarers, fish …
Daring and Suffering
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…
The Sailor's Word-book
An encyclopaedia (a digest, the author calls it) of nautical terms and other words relevant to navigation, the character of seamen, this boo…
Israel and Hamas Conflict
This short report, written for the Congressional Research Service with the aim of informing U.S. legislative debate, covers the Israel-Hamas…
First World War Centenary Prose Collection
This collection of non-fiction and fiction pieces is the third volume commemorating the First World War. The majority of the items, all chos…
The Partition of Europe
Philip Guedalla writes, "History is the most interesting part of geography, and European history is particularly dependent upon the con…
My War Experiences
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…
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…
Brave Deeds of Confederate Soldiers
Stories of Confederate soldiers of the Civil War that share the vivid accounts of valor, resolve, loyalty, and endurance. Using historical r…
State of the Union Addresses
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,…
Is War Diminishing?
A study In the prevalence of war in Europe from 1400 to the present day. This small book summarises historical periods of peace compared to …
The Great Sallies
This is the fourth of a four-volume history of the First World War, coming in during 1917, when Germany is reorganizing and Russia is about …
State of the Union Addresses
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,…
Any Woman To A Soldier
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Any Woman To A Soldier by Grace Ellery Channing.This was the Weekly Poetry project for Novem…
Mobilizing Woman-Power
Harriot Stanton Blatch, a suffragist in her own right, was the daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton who was one of the champions of women’s ri…
A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity
Ethan Allen's account of his military exploits and subsequent captivity, riven with drama, adventure and humor. - Summary by Steven Warner