The diary Dr Isaak Barasch kept while serving in the Austro-Hungarian army on the Italian front during the First World War gives the reader a remarkable insight into the conflict and into the man himself.
The late Michael Foot, once leader of the Labour party, lives on as a major figure in British political history, although he is best remembered as a fiery and eloquent standard-bearer for socialist beliefs and policies.
Lavish praise for come by here"e;With elegant simplicity and uncommon wisdom, Clarence Major gives us not just the truth of his mother's life but the unspoken truth behind the lie of color in the American story.
An "e;excellent biography"e; of General Washington's aide-de-camp, a daring soldier who advocated freeing slaves who served in the Continental Army (Journal of Military History).
Although much has been written about Richard Nixon the man and the politician, comparatively little attention has been paid to Nixon the public speaker.
The New Path tells the story of a young Americans spiritual quest, his discovery of the powerful classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, and his subsequent meeting with-and acceptance as a disciple by-the books author, the great spiritual teacher and yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda.
The literature of the Peninsular War is rich with vivid source material – letters, diaries, memoirs, and dispatches – but most of it was written by British soldiers or by the French and their allies.
The book is a simple rendition of a lifetime of memoirs, anecdotes and stories about wildlife of the beautiful Indian panorama of species of animals and birds and some of the jungle lore.
