War, combat and military adventure fiction

"e;The Light That Failed"e; is Kipling's first novel, written when he was 26 years old, and is semi-autobiographical; being based upon his own unrequited love for Florence Garrard.

Excerpt: "e;AN ACCOUNT OF THE CZECHO-SLOVAK STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY.

Sir, William Newenham Montague Orpen, KBE (1878-1931) was an Irish-born British portrait painter.

Coningsby Dawson (1883-1959) was an Anglo-American author, born at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.

Fantasy at its most enchanting: An original and absorbing tale from a master storyteller about the profound effects of a single life on the battle against ultimate evilIt is Midsummer Day, the beginning of the year 700, in the city of Benign.

Jeffery Farnol (10 February 1878 - 9 August 1952) was a British writer since 1907 until his death, known for writing more than 40 romance novels, some formulaic and set in the Georgian Era or English Regency period, and swashbucklers, he with Georgette Heyer founded the Regency romantic genre.

Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866) is the first book of poetry published by American author Herman Melville.

Aus dem Vorwort: “Von dem Wirbel dieser Kriegszeit gepackt, einseitig unterrichtet, ohne Distanz von den großen Veränderungen, die sich bereits vollzogen haben oder zu vollziehen beginnen, und ohne Witterung der sich gestaltenden Zukunft, werden wir selbst irre an der Bedeutung der Eindrücke, die sich uns aufdrängen, und an dem Wert der Urteile, die wir bilden.

Ruth continues her work for the Red Cross and is soon transferred to a hospital that is on the war front.

Edward George Downing Liveing (1895-1963) was an author and historian.

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James Grant (1822-87) was a Scottish novelist and historian.

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My Reminiscences of East Africa is an autobiographical work by General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, a German military officer best known for his leadership during World War I in the German East Africa campaign.

Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) -- Art et guerre; Etats-Unis, Histoire 1914-1918; World War I; Première Guerre mondiale

US Military Instructors Manual by J.

Excerpt: "e;At the outbreak of the World War in August, 1914, the Australian as a soldier was an unknown quantity.

Excerpt: "e;The interest of the War of 1812, to Americans, has commonly been felt to lie in the brilliant evidence of high professional tone and efficiency reached by their navy, as shown by the single-ship actions, and by the two decisive victories achieved by little squadrons upon the lakes.

Auszug: "Bekanntlich entwickelten die Franzosen, denen die Engländer nur ungerne, in schlauer Vorsicht, folgten, als erste einen brauchbaren Unterseebootstyp.

This is a popular narrative history of the world's greatest war.

Two rivals must unite to prevent a disgraced malevolent god from attaining a relic of extraordinary power in the first book of alternate history master Harry Turtledove's magnificent fantasy trilogyMore than four centuries ago, the Scepter of Mercy was lost to the king of Avornis, and each subsequent liege has promised and failed to return the powerful talisman to its rightful home.

Geronimo's Story of His Life is the oral life history of a legendary Apache warrior.

The novel "e;All Roads Lead to Cavalry"e; offers an irreverent take on the social forces at play in England in the period leading up to and just following the outbreak of World War I.

James Norman Hall (22 April 1887 - 5 July 1951) was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff.

A true account of a soldier's life in the First World War.

Excerpt: "e;On the lapel of my coat I wear a little pin, a pin with a single star, ruby red on a bar of white.

Excerpt: "e;The aim of this volume is to give to the English-speaking people some glimpses into the past struggles, sufferings and hopes of the Serbian nation.

Samuel Hopkins Adams was an American writer and muckraker.

The bestselling turn-of-the-century classic.

Captain William Henry Lowe Watson (1891-1932) was the British author of Adventures of a Despatch Rider (1915).

Francis Rolt-Wheeler (1876 - 1960) was born Francis William Wheeler in Forest Hills, England.

A Record of a Woman's Work on the Western Front in WW I.

Harold Reginald Peat (July 12, 1893 - 1960) was a Canadian soldier and author.

This is the story of Andersonville.

Alonzo John Gallishaw (St.

Eighteen Months in the War Zone - The Record of a Woman's Work on the Western Front.

In this unique series, the Civil War comes vividly to life, as those who were there give eye-witness accounts from both sides of the bloody conflict.

Excerpt: "e;A Tale intended to be after the fact.

Excerpt: "e;On the morning of September 11, 1879, I lay shivering with fever and ague at Alikhel in Afghanistan.

This book tells us the story of the fifteen military engagements (from Marathon to Waterloo) which, had a significant impact on world history.

First published in 1916, and followed in 1917 by "e;The Irish on the Somme.

The War After The War is a non-fiction book by Isaac Frederick Marcosson, published in 1919, which discusses the challenges faced by the United States after World War I.

Sermons On Subjects Suggested By The War.

Fans of classics like Starship Troopers and The Forever War--as well as modern masters like Ian Douglas, Jack McDevitt, B.

A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force .

Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831[2] - August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.

Sir Philip Gibbs (1877-1962) served as one of five official British reporters during the First World War.

A three volume series of books describing events of the WW I.

Excerpt: "e;One of the minor peculiarities of this unprecedented war is the Tour of the Front.