Biography: historical, political and military

The story of a renowned French painter who volunteered for the Army during the First World War paints a vivid picture of the horror at the front in his letters home written before his death in 1915.

'The Twelve Caesars', is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.

Lord Charnwood has given us the most complete interpretation of Lincoln as yet produced, and he has presented it in such artistic form that it may well become a classic.

Theodore Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth President of the United States.

One of the Top 100 Spiritual Books of the Twentieth CenturyNew Bonus Materials added to this edition include The last chapter that Yogananda wrote covering the years 1946-1951 that wasnot available in the original edition.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of the most influential autobiographies ever written.

When the British troops advanced into Belgium in 1914 to face the German foe, it was with a sure and steady confidence in the outcome.

The arrival of the submarine Deutschland in the harbour of New York in July of 1916 produced one of the sensation of the year.

Written by Paramahansa Yogananda, 'Autobiography of a Yogi' is one of the most popular spiritual book of the Twentieth Century.

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Up from Slavery is one of the most influential biographies ever written.

Even during the horrors of the brutalizing industrialised slaughter of the First World War the Gallipoli campaign stands as a benchmark for the awful conditions and savage fighting that occurred.

'The Story of My Life' is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan.

"e;Major Robertson is doing a great service to his old comrades in publishing this History of the New Zealand Companies of the Camel Corps.

George W.

'May the eyes of Canada never be blind to that glorious light which shines upon our young national life from the deeds of those "e;who counted not their lives dear unto themselves"e;'.

After Donald Hankey returned home from a posting with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Mauritius, following a serious bout of illness, it seemed as though he was destined for a career in the Church.

The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus.

Numerous portraits, prints and photographs throughout.

The Diary of a Young Girl, also known as The Diary of Anne Frank, is a book of the writings from the Dutch language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

Stanley Arthur Rutledge was a man of many parts: lawyer, beloved son, soldier, man of letters before his life was cut tragically short on the 16th November 1917.

Lieutenant Devenish celebrated his twenty-first birthday, his last in peace-time, on the 25th of July 1914; he was by this point in his short life a soldier by profession and by choice.

During November and December 1917, Captain Alfred A.

"e;Air Combat over the trenches by those who foughtThe first-hand accounts of the experiences of men in time of war always make fascinating reading.

Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings.

Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings.

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It seems strange that any book should be composed in a war-zone as difficult and dangerous as the Somme area in 1917, but that is exactly what Hector Dinning did.

It goes without saying that the letters here gathered were not written with any idea of being permanently preserved.

Captain Crouch had served in the Territorial Army for some years before the cataclysmic struggle in Europe began in 1914.

Casanova was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice.

Includes The First World War On The Somme Illustration Pack - 110 photos and illustrations and 31 maps.

"e;War in the air over the Middle EastMesopotamia, 'the land of the two rivers', is deemed the birthplace of civilisation.

The Retreat From Mons, or 'The Great Retreat', was a harsh lesson for both the British troops who were retreating in the face of the overwhelming forces of the German Armies, and the Germans themselves, with the stubborn tenacity and fighting abilities of the long-service British Tommies.

The author of this book, SERGEANT-MAJOR GEORGES LAFOND, of the Territorial Hussars, was in South America at the time of mobilization.

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack - 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photosA fascinating history of the First World War seen through the eyes of a highly respected and connected War Correspondent.

Includes World War One In The Desert Illustration Pack- 92 photos/illustrations and 19 maps spanning the Desert campaigns 1914-1918"e;This book, published in 1919, was compiled from the edited diary entries kept by Down while serving in Palestine with the 14th Black Watch (74th Dismounted Yeomanry Division).