War & Military
The Korean War
A collection of brief histories addressing the major campaigns or phases of the Korean War. (Summary by KevinS)
History of the Thirty Years War
The History of the Thirty Years War is a five volume work, which followed his very successful History of the Revolt of the Netherlands. Writ…
Breaking the Outer Ring
By the beginning of 1944, United States Marine forces had already made a dramatic start on the conquest of areas overrun by the Japanese ear…
Poems
A collection of poems by the English war poet and soldier of the First World War, Wilfred Owen. Owen is regarded by historians as the leadin…
An Apache Campaign In The Sierra Madre
An account of the expedition [of the U.S. Army] in pursuit of the hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the spring of 1883. (Book subtitle) Bourke w…
War Surgery
One of the first volumes dedicated to systematized medical treatment of soldiers in modern warfare, including a chapter on specific care for…
Recollections of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln came to the presidency under a heavy shroud of uncertainty, not only about his threatened life but, of course, the very exis…
War and Conflict
This is the tenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in leng…
Everyman at War
In 1929 editor C. B. Purdom of the British magazine 'Everyman' ... "invited readers to send him accounts of their actual (WW1) war exp…
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…
Indian Frontier Policy
"The subject of our policy on the North-West frontier of India is one of great importance, as affecting the general welfare of our East…
With the New Army on the Somme
Frederick Palmer was already an experienced war correspondent when World War I began in 1914, as he had previously covered six wars, beginni…
Count Luckner, The Sea Devil
Count Felix von Luckner, German naval war officer of World War One, through the words of Lowell Thomas, relates his adventures at sea as a y…
Notes of a War Correspondent
Notes of a War Correspondent offers a vivid glimpse into the life of a journalist navigating the tumultuous landscapes of war. Richard Hardi…
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…
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…
Gun Running for Casement
Sir Roger David Casement was a British public servant renowned for his Congo Report (1904) and his Putumayo Report (1912) both of which expo…
Brave Deeds of Confederate Soldiers
Stories of Confederate soldiers of the Civil War that share the vivid accounts of valor, resolve, loyalty, and endurance. Using historical r…
Gallipoli
John Masefield was an English novelist and poet who would later be named England's Poet Laureate. In early 1916, immediately after the termi…
Edward the First
Edward I of England (1239-1307) will always be remembered as the "Hammer of the Scots" who condemned William Wallace (Braveheart) …