War & Military
Running the Blockade
The first-person experiences and adventures of blockade runner during the American civil war. - Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier
The Bomb
These two publications put out by the U.S. government are about the Trinity site in New Mexico where in 1945 the first atomic bomb was teste…
Fort Concho
Fort Concho was a U.S. Army post in central Texas from 1867 to 1889. It figured considerably in the Indian Wars, notably against the Comanch…
The Story of the Outlaw
With historical narratives of famous outlaws; the stories of noted border wars; vigilante movements and armed conflicts on the frontier.
Sea-Power in the Pacific
During the three decades preceding the Pacific War, the United States placed no small amount of effort in gaming out what a such a conflict …
Spies
The author retells some of the great wartime spy stories from history, beginning with Biblical references and ending with World War I and Ma…
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the s…
Five Months at Anzac
A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force . From his leaving Australi…
Angels of the Battlefield
"Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War" chronicles the compassionat…
Across the Reef
"Tarawa Atoll is 2085 miles southwest of Pearl Harbor and 540 miles southeast of Kwajalein in the Marshalls. Betio is the principal isl…
A Greater than Napoleon
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (c. 236-c.183 B.C.) was one of the greatest military tacticians and strategists of all time. Only in his …
The Making of the British Empire
At its height, the British Empire was the largest in history. This short volume traces its development through the long 18th century, from 1…
Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger
"William Jesse "Bill" McDonald (1852 - 1918) in the 1880s served as a deputy sheriff in Wood County. After moving to Hardeman…
Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
The American Civil War battle at Antietam, Maryland,(called Sharpsburg by the Confederacy) on 17 September 1862, has been called the bloodie…
War Surgery
One of the first volumes dedicated to systematized medical treatment of soldiers in modern warfare, including a chapter on specific care for…
Little Wars
A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books…
Insurgent Mexico
In the autumn of 1913 John Reed was sent to Mexico by the Metropolitan Magazine to report the Mexican Revolution. He shared the perils of Pa…
The Times' Red Cross Story Book
These eighteen stories were published in 1915, in the midst of World War I. "Published For The Times' Fund For The Sick And Wounded&qu…
The Confessions of Nat Turner
This is a detailed description of the massacre that took place on August 21-23, 1831 that became known as Nat Turner's Rebellion. Nat Turner…
Life of Edward the Black Prince
Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England. He commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Créc…