War & Military
WhiteCoolies
This true story, taken from the journal of Australian Army nursing sister Agnes Betty, describes her capture by the Japanese Imperial Army, …
The Big Show
Starring Tallulah Bankhead, with guests Groucho Marx, Fanny Brice, Jane Powell, Frankie Laine, Frank Lovejoy, John Agar, Jane Wyatt, and Mer…
Battle of New Orleans
Rather than being a synopsis of the Battle of New Orleans as a military victory, the book also touches upon the greater significance of the …
Lord Haw Haw
Experience the intriguing broadcasts of Lord Haw Haw, the infamous William Joyce, who became known for his propaganda during World War II. T…
The Cellar-House of Pervyse
Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker were two British nurses and ambulance drivers whose staggeringly heroic efforts during World War I saved co…
A Song of the Guns
"A Song of the Guns was written under what are probably the most remarkable conditions in which a poem has ever been composed. The auth…
The County Regiment
The County Regiment offers a detailed account of the Second Regiment of Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, tracing its origins as the Ni…
A Journal of Impressions in Belgium
In 1914, at the age of 51, the novelist and poet May Sinclair volunteered to leave the comforts of England to go to the Western Front, joini…
Conquest of New France
The English colonies, holding a great stretch of the Atlantic seaboard, increased in number and power. New France also grew stronger. The st…
My War Experiences
Sarah Macnaughtan was a Scottish novelist who took part in the women's suffrage movement, worked for the Red Cross in the Second Boer War (1…
Now Hear This
Now Hear This is an old time radio program that was broadcast by NBC in 1951. This series features thrilling adventures of the US Navy, brin…
Project Horizon
The US national policy on space includes the objective of developing and exploiting this Nation's space capability as necessary to achieve n…
War Impressions
A personal account of the second Boer War by Australian expatriate artist Mortimer Menpes. Menpes travelled to South Africa as a corresponde…
From Mud to Mufti
This second volume of memories from the Great War (WWI) by the celebrated war cartoonist and social observer, begins with Bairnsfather's rec…
The Acadian Exiles
The name Acadia, which we now associate with a great tragedy of history and song, was first used by the French to distinguish the eastern or…
The Guards Came Through
The Guards Came Through is a poignant collection of poems by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, reflecting on the profound experiences of war. Publishe…
St. Clair's Defeat
St. Clair's defeat was a battle fought between the United States and the Western Confederacy of Native Americans on November 4, 1791, during…
The Fringes Of The Fleet
The Fringes of the Fleet is a poignant collection of essays and poems by Rudyard Kipling, reflecting on the experiences of the British Navy …
Yorkshire Battles
Edward Lamplough describes 22 battles that all occurred in Yorkshire over many time periods and political contexts. - Summary by lightcryst…
A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity
Ethan Allen's account of his military exploits and subsequent captivity, riven with drama, adventure and humor. - Summary by Steven Warner