War & Military
Half a Century
Read by Pamela Nagami
Jane Grey Swisshelm
In the spring of 1850, while the United States was polarized over the slavery debate and Daniel Webster was negotiating the compromise of th…
War and Women
Read by Celine Major
Mabel Annie Stobart
"The sending of a Women’s Convoy Corps to the Balkans was the result of Mrs. Stobart’s keen desire to demonstrate the ability of women …
Henry II
Read by Pamela Nagami
Louis Francis Salzman
Born in 1133, King Henry II of England reigned from 1154 until his death in 1189. Before he was forty, he controlled England, large parts of…
Canada's Hundred Days
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John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is Part Two of Four of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribut…
Life of Viscount Palmerston
Read by Pamela Nagami
Lloyd Charles Sanders
This is a short life of Henry John Temple (1784-1865), Third Viscount Palmerston, Great Britain's affable, able, and always available Foreig…
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
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…
Rome and Carthage
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 Political History of France
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…
Canada's Hundred Days
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John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is Part Four of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribution to …
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Read by Gloria Loughry
Inazō Nitobe
Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a study of the way of the samurai. A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among…
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…
Closing In
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,…
Six Women and the Invasion
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Gabrielle Yerta, Gabrielle Yertaandmarguerite Yerta Méléra and Gabrielle Yerta And Marguerite 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…
Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War
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George Francis Robert Henderson
Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War is a book combining a biography and military history of Confederate Lt. General Thomas Jonathan…
The Korean War
Read by KevinS
Various
A collection of brief histories addressing the major campaigns or phases of the Korean War. (Summary by KevinS)
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp
Read by Newgatenovelist
Susie King Taylor
Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …
The Life of Washington
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 Life of Washington
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…
Across the Reef
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…