War & Military

Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

Read by David Wales


William C. Everhart


In the American Civil War, the Vicksburg campaign (December 1862-July 1863) was a pivotal victory for the Union under the generalship of Uly…

The Confessions of Nat Turner, The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampt…

Read by Joel Kindrick


Thomas R. Gray


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…

The Political History of France, 1789-1910

Read by Pamela Nagami


Muriel O. Davis


This little book opens on the eve of the French Revolution. The government is crippled by financial mismanagement, ruled by a King who, in t…

In Italy with the 332nd Infantry

Read by KevinS


Joseph L. Lettau


A brief, personal recounting of the 332nd Infantry in World War I, including training in America, a brief billet in France, activities in It…

Six Women and the Invasion

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Gabrielle Yerta and Gabrielle Yertaandmarguerite 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…

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 …

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…

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…

A Minor War History

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Martin Alonzo Haynes


A personal history of the American Civil War taken from the author's own letters to 'the girl he left behind', who later became his wife. Th…

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,…

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 …

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)

Rome and Carthage: The Punic Wars

Read by Pamela Nagami


Reginald Bosworth Smith


The Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.) were a series of conflicts between the rapidly expanding Roman Republic and the Phoenician Sea empire, Carthag…

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…

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…

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…

The Early Hanoverians

Read by Pamela Nagami


Edward Ellis Morris


In this short book Edward Ellis Morris writes a vivid account of the reigns of the first two Georges. Scarcely had the fifty-four-year-old k…

With the Anzacs in Cairo

Read by Adam Bielka


Guy Thornton


Guy Thornton recounts his experiences serving as a military chaplain with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) while stationed …

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