War & Military
Bushido: The Soul of Japan (Version 2)
Read by Gloria Loughry
Inazō Nitobe
Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a study of the way of the samurai. A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among…
Six Women and the Invasion
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Gabrielle Yerta, Gabrielle Yertaandmarguerite Yerta Méléra and Gabrielle Yerta And Marguerite Yerta Méléra
A true tale of the wartime resilience of six Frenchwomen whose country town was invaded by the Germans during World War I. - Summary by Jael…
Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima
Read by Aaron Bennett
Joseph H. Alexander
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 Korean War: Brief Histories
Read by KevinS
Various
A collection of brief histories addressing the major campaigns or phases of the Korean War. (Summary by KevinS)
The Life of Washington, Volume 3
Read by Jim Locke
John James Marshall
Volume 3 of The Life continues the Revolutionary War from the incursion into Jersey in 1778 to its conclusion with the surrender of Lord Cor…
Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War
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George Francis Robert Henderson
Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War is a book combining a biography and military history of Confederate Lt. General Thomas Jonathan…
The Life of Washington, Volume 2
Read by Jim Locke
John James Marshall
Volume 2 of The Life begins with some early biography, but moves quickly to Washington's military career as a colonel in the battles against…
Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa
Read by Aaron Bennett
Joseph H. Alexander
"Tarawa Atoll is 2085 miles southwest of Pearl Harbor and 540 miles southeast of Kwajalein in the Marshalls. Betio is the principal isl…
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp
Read by Newgatenovelist
Susie King Taylor
Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …
History of Henry the Fourth King of France and Navarre
Read by Pamela Nagami
John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon. He was raised in the Protestant …
First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal
Read by Aaron Bennett
Henry I. Shaw, Jr.
In the early summer of 1942, intelligence reports of the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon …
Infamous Day: Marines At Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941
Read by David Wales
Robert James Cressman and Robert J. Cressman
Historical overview and personal reminiscences published in 1992. Pearl Harbor attack 7 December 1941. Part of U.S. Government U.S. Marine…
Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger: A Story of Frontier Reform
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Albert Bigelow Paine
"William Jesse "Bill" McDonald (1852 - 1918) in the 1880s served as a deputy sheriff in Wood County. After moving to Hardeman…
A Century of Dishonor
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Helen Hunt Jackson
In this work, a predecessor to "Ramona", HH describes the systematic process of segregation, dispossession, and relocation that Na…
Liberation: Marines in the Recapture of Guam
Read by Aaron Bennett
Cyril J. O'Brien
Guam became a territorial possession of the United States with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1899, ending the Spanish-American War. …
On Mamba Station: U.S. Marines in West Africa, 1990-2003
Read by Aaron Bennett
James G. Antalandr. John Vanden Berghe and James G. Antal And R. John Vanden Berghe
This monograph tells the story of thousands of U.S. Marines who supported Operations Sharp Edge, Assured Response, Quick Response, Noble Obe…
Speeches of Prince Bismarck, Part 2
Read by Alister
Otto Von Bismarck
A collection of Bismarck’s speeches translated by art historian Edmund von Mach and published in 1914 as part of THE GERMAN CLASSICS—an exte…
France, Spain and the Rif, Part 2
Read by Alister
Walter Burton Harris
The Guerra del Rif—the Rif War. 1921 to 1926. It was the slogging bloody 5-year long climax of Spain’s effort to secure dominion over a terr…
Rough Talks by a Padre
Read by Steve C
Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy
Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC was an ordained Anglican priest, who in the early stages of World War I volunteered for duty as a chap…
Pictorial History of the War for the Union, Volume 1
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Ann Stephens
Pictorial History of the War for the Union, Volume 1, is an indispensable read for any Civil War buff. Written during the Civil War, Ann Ste…