Biography: historical, political and military

It is generally recognized that the war in Burma against the Japanese was as fierce as any.

Mildred Aldrich was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1853.

"e;Oliver Hogue (1880-1919), journalist and soldier, was born on 29 April 1880 in Sydney .

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.

Includes World War One In The Desert Illustration Pack- 115 photos/illustrations and 19 maps spanning the Desert campaigns 1914-1918SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM needs little introduction as a book; famous the world over, as the wartime memoirs of T.

"e;Steel, mud, blood and courage on the Western FrontThis is a fine book because it is a superb first hand eye-witness account of British Tanks in action throughout the First World War.

Hiram Bingham was a visionary, widely acknowledged in his own time for his talents as an academic, explorer and United States senator.

Miracles: Gods Hands at Work is an easy-reading, inspirational story about a little girl whose mothers words would lead her to a life of destruction, a life of trials and tribulations.

Field-Marshal Haig commanded the British Empire forces through from 1915 to 1919; his period in charge of the men under his command has been the subject of much debate ever since the First World War ended.

General Baron von Hausen, after a long and successful career in the Royal Saxon Army, was charged with the most important command of his career as the head of the German Third Army in 1914.

Four or five years ago, at the instance of some of my nearest co-workers, I agreed to write my autobiography.

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

''The Education of Henry Adams'' is the Pulitzer Prize winning autobiography of Henry Adams.

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To most students of the Peninsular War the name Robert Craufurd evokes images of a battle-hardened martinet, flogging his men across Portugal and Spain, driving them hard and generally taking a tough stance against anything and everything that did not meet with his own strict disciplinarian code.

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack - 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photosMajor-General Sir Charles Edward Callwell KCB was an Anglo-Irish officer of the British Army, who served in the artillery, as an intelligence officer, and as a staff officer and commander during the Second Boer War.

"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.

The 22nd French Dragoons have a long and glorious history on the field of battle since 1630 to the Napoleonic battlefield of Austerlitz, Eylau, Jena it was called again to duty in the First World War, one of its members trooper Christian Mellet recorded his experiences in and out of the saddle.

A special edition of The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan's 70th anniversary.

The Rough Riders was the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry.

Two Kiwis recount their experiences of the Front at Gallipoli and France during the First World War.

"e;Letters describing the daily life and activities of a section of the voluntary "e;American Ambulance Field Service in France"e;, operating over a period of four months in 1915 in Lorraine in support of the French.

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Winner of a much esteemed star from doyen of First World War writers Cyril Falls, the author writes of the battle of Loos in 1915, particularly graphically.

Quentin Roosevelt was the youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, a man greatly admired by his colleagues, popular with his fellow World War One fliers, possessed with great ability, flair and intellectual ability.

Frederic Coleman returns to the front with the British Army in 1915 after his adventures in 1914, as recounted in his first reminiscences "e;From Mons to Ypres with General French"e;.

"e;Edmond Genet from Ossining, New York, was the first American flier to die in the First World War after the United States declared war against Germany, shot down by anti-aircraft artillery on April 17, 1917.

"e;War at sea-war in the air-This is an account of the early days, during the Great War, of the service that became the Fleet Air Arm.

The war above the battle lines of the First World War is brought to life in these tales of the cavalry of the skies.

'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.

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Doc Jacobs is a retired US Navy corpsman who served eight years until being grievously injured in Iraq while serving with 3/7 (Marines), for which he was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor for his actions in combat.

During his life time George Washington Carver was referred to as the black Leonardo da Vinci.