War & Military
Toxophilus
Toxophilus is a book about target archery using the English Longbow. The book is divided into two parts: The first part is an extended argum…
Stories of the Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military award that can be made to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces for acts of gallan…
The Korean War
A collection of brief histories addressing the major campaigns or phases of the Korean War. (Summary by KevinS)
Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi
In the American Civil War, the Vicksburg campaign (December 1862-July 1863) was a pivotal victory for the Union under the generalship of Uly…
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War delves into the pioneering era of aerial combat during World War I, exploring the revolutionary impact of a…
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…
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…
U.S. Marine Operations in Korea
The Inchon Landing was a major amphibious operation, planned in record time and executed with skill and precision. Even more, it was an exem…
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…
Our Army at the Front
During the US deployment in Europe in the final years of the Great War (WWI), the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was accompanied by nota…
The U.S. Army in the Iraq War
The Iraq War has been the costliest U.S. conflict since the Vietnam War. To date, few official studies have been conducted to review what ha…
The Ukrainians and the European War
The WWI (European war) for Ukrainians was the hope of its nation unity and freedom from Austria-Hungary but mostly from Russian Empire. Gali…
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…
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 …
The Last Days of Pekin
The author was an officer in the French navy. This book is a compilation of his experiences when stationed in China in 1900 during and immed…
A Voice From The Main Deck
Samuel Leech was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few wh…
Bismarck and the Origin of the German Empire
Despite its brevity, this Little Blue Book #142 by the Oxford historian, Sir F.M. Powicke, provides a valuable overview of the political his…
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers
"Perceiving that much of the intrinsic value of these Journals would consist in a proper understanding of the historical facts to which…
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…
The Afghan Wars
This Part 2 of "The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80" discusses the 1878-80 war, which was one of the major conflicts during the Gr…