War & Military
With the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign
From the Preface: The formation of a Battalion of Jews for service in the British Army is an event without precedent in our annals, and the …
Fourteen Months in American Bastiles
Francis Key Howard recounts in this book his life as a political prisoner of the United States. He points out that he was held captive at th…
Battle of New Orleans
Rather than being a synopsis of the Battle of New Orleans as a military victory, the book also touches upon the greater significance of the …
The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution
The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution by William Cooper Nell offers a profound exploration of the contributions of Black patriots …
Six Women and the Invasion
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…
Yorkshire Battles
Edward Lamplough describes 22 battles that all occurred in Yorkshire over many time periods and political contexts. - Summary by lightcryst…
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 …
A Narrative of a Light Company Soldier's Service
Shadrach Byfield was a British infantryman in the 41st Regiment of Foot during the War of 1812. Published in England in 1840, his A Narrativ…
The World's Story
This is the twelfth 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 …
Campaign For Petersburg
In the American Civil War the Union victory in the ten-month campaign for the city of Petersburg, Virginia (June 1864-March 1865), led direc…
Shall It Be Again?
While we now view America’s entry into World War I as a necessary step to save Europe from German domination, it was actually one of the mos…
Reminiscences of an Army Nurse During the Civil War
Adelaide Smith was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War and here recounts some of her observations and memories. - Summary by Lyn…
Conquest of New France
The English colonies, holding a great stretch of the Atlantic seaboard, increased in number and power. New France also grew stronger. The st…
George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albania
This is an early account of the life of George Castriot, Dominus Albaniae; An Albanian princeling and Ottoman military commander who rebelle…
The World's Story
This is the thirteenth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva Mar…
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
Memoirs written by Napoleon's private secretary, "a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association." - S…
A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome
Volume III of this History of the Papacy opens with the Council of Basel in revolt against Pope Eugenius IV, who doggedly defends papal auto…
Over Here and Over There
In publishing this book I have no intention whatsoever to offer a work of great literary value. As such it would undoubtedly be a failure, …
Full Speed Ahead
“These tales are memories of several months spent as a special correspondent attached to the forces of the American Navy on foreign service……
Causes Of The American Civil War
Some of the states who rebelled against the Federal Government in the American Civil War issued statements by nascent governing bodies expla…