War & Military
Over There
Bennett's served in many capacities in the WWI war effort. After a visit to the Western Front he wrote this 1915 collection of essays about …
The Art of War
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The…
A Magnificent Fight
It is Monday, 8 December 1941. On Wake Island, a tiny sprung paper-clip in the Pacific between Hawaii and Guam, Marines of the 1st Defense B…
A School History of the Great War
A brief history of The Great War (World War I) designed for students in grades seven and eight. Special emphasis on European history leading…
News From No Man's Land
James Green (1864-1948) was a Methodist minister who was a chaplain to Australian troops in the Boer War and in the Australian Imperial Forc…
The Sinking of the ''Merrimac''
During the Spanish-American War, Naval Constructor Hobson U.S.N. devised a plan to scuttle a ship in the channel leading to Santiago harbor …
The Sword of Deborah
"The Sword of Deborah" contains the reflections of a woman journalist visiting women working behind the lines in France during Wor…
The Daredevil of the Army
At just twenty-six years of age, the author – A P Corcoran had already led an adventurous life, having twice sailed around the world, experi…
With Fire and Sword
Samuel H. M. Byers was an American poet, diplomat, and soldier in the Civil War. "In war some persons seek adventures; others have them…
From Makin to Bougainville
In February 1942, Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, ordered the creation of a new unit designated the 1…
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 History of the Peloponnesian War
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Such may be the reaction of many listeners to Thucydides' compelling and rightly celebr…
Kings, Queens and Pawns
A personal account of the American author's visit to Europe in January 1915 while a war correspondent in Belgium for The Saturday Evening Po…
Selections from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
Published in 1866, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is a collection of poems about the Civil War by Herman Melville. Many of the poems a…
RAF Bomber
RAF Bomber is a WWII docu-drama that explores the effects of Allied bombing runs over a fictional German city. The narrative delves into the…
The War Chief of the Ottawas
The War Chief of the Ottawas delves into the pivotal events of Pontiac's Conspiracy, a significant uprising against British rule in North Am…
The Diary of a Dead Officer
Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most …
Civil War Women
This recording comprises two narratives. One is by Cora Mitchel who in 1861 was a girl in her mid-teens. Her Unionist family escaped the C…
Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
Robert Service was born in Lancashire, England, but at age 21 moved to Canada and eventually ended up in the Yukon during the gold rush. Hi…
Edward the First
Edward I of England (1239-1307) will always be remembered as the "Hammer of the Scots" who condemned William Wallace (Braveheart) …