War & Military
Secrets of Crewe House: the story of a famous campaign
Read by Patrick McHaffie
Campbell Stuart
Campbell Stuart, a Canadian, was involved in British efforts of propaganda during the two World Wars. His most active work was done during t…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1934 - 1945)
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
Modern England 1820-1885
Read by Pamela Nagami
Oscar Browning
This short survey opens with the accession of that portly spendthrift, King George IV. With British support, Greece becomes independent. The…
In Ship and Prison: A Story of Five Years in the Continental Navy with Captain Samuel Tucker
Read by Barry Eads
William P. Chipman
The incidents of this book are taken largely from the log-book of Captain Tucker, and are intended to picture the stirring times in which he…
Germany Before the War
Read by Ted Lienhart
Napoleon-Eugène Beyens
Baron Beyens was a senior member of the Belgian diplomatic service who was posted to Berlin in 1912. His book, published in early 1916, is i…
Man-of-War Life
Read by Barry Eads
Charles Nordhoff
In 1844, Charles Nordhoff joined the U.S. Navy at the young age of 14. He describes his around-the-world adventure as a young sailor aboard …
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1849 - 1856)
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Millard Fillmore
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
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John Mcelroy
A comprehensive four-volume history of one soldier's 15 months in Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. The book is divided into 83 cha…
The Sailor's Word-book, D - G
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William Henry Smyth
An encyclopaedia (a digest, the author calls it) of nautical terms and other words relevant to navigation, the character of seafarers, fish …
Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
Read by Elsie Selwyn
William Pittenger
Written a year after the events, this is an eyewitness account of the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. Early in the American Civil War, in Ap…
Tactical Studies on the Battles around Plevna
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Thilo Lebrecht Ernst Michael Von Trotha
Tactical Studies on the Battles around Plevna, or in German, Der Kampf um Plewna, examines with a critical eye the actions and engagements o…
The Sailor's Word-book, A - C
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William Henry Smyth
An encyclopaedia (a digest, the author calls it) of nautical terms and other words relevant to navigation, the character of seamen, this boo…
Israel and Hamas Conflict in Brief
Read by Elsie Selwyn
Jim Zanottiandjeremy M. Sharp and Jim Zanotti And Jeremy M. Sharp
This short report, written for the Congressional Research Service with the aim of informing U.S. legislative debate, covers the Israel-Hamas…
Gallipoli
Read by Ted Lienhart
John Masefield
John Masefield was an English novelist and poet who would later be named England's Poet Laureate. In early 1916, immediately after the termi…
Brave Deeds of Confederate Soldiers
Read by Barry Eads
Philip Alexander Bruce
Stories of Confederate soldiers of the Civil War that share the vivid accounts of valor, resolve, loyalty, and endurance. Using historical r…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1837 - 1844)
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Martin Van Buren
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
My War Experiences in Two Continents
Read by Ted Lienhart
Sarah Broom Macnaughtan
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…
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1857 - 1860)
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James Buchanan
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
Any Woman To A Soldier
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Grace Ellery Channing
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Any Woman To A Soldier by Grace Ellery Channing.This was the Weekly Poetry project for Novem…
Is War Diminishing?
Read by Leon Harvey
Frederick Adams Woods
A study In the prevalence of war in Europe from 1400 to the present day. This small book summarises historical periods of peace compared to …