War, combat and military adventure fiction

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"e;Soldier Boy and Five More Stories"e; by Michael Shaara is a mesmerizing anthology that brings together six captivating tales of science fiction, exploring the depths of human spirit and the unknown realms of the universe.

John Louis Spivak (June 13, 1897 - September 30, 1981) was an American socialist and later communist reporter and author, who wrote about the problems of the working class, racism, and the spread of fascism in Europe and the United States.

Bryan Cooper's "e;The Tenth (Irish) Division in Gallipoli"e; provides a meticulously detailed account of the Tenth (Irish) Division's role in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I.

Excerpt: "e;'There's our hut!

This is an assessment of the contribution of a man called Pinckney to the drafting of the US constitution.

Excerpt: "e;The following narrative was originally intended, as a record of the events it relates, for the use of the Community only.

Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner is an autobiographical account of Germany's first U-boat commander.

Excerpt: "e;Brave Serbia has not been forgotten in her hour of need by the women of England.

Dickert includes biographical sketches of most of the leaders of Kershaw's Brigade.

A classic anti-war essay from the mid-1500s.

Joachim Christian Nettelbeck (* 20.

Containing a Complete and Concise Account of the Rise and Progress of Submarine Warfare; Also a Detailed Description of All Matters Appertaining Thereto, Including the Latest Improvements.

Excerpt: "e;Like Charlotte Bronte, another vicar's daughter, Edith Cavell first learned something of the wider world in a Brussels school.

A fascinating book by a British soldier who tells of the efforts in WWI in the Middle East.

Excerpt: "e;There is a general admission that the means to such an end are wanting, and that the desire cannot be gratified.

Sarah Broom Macnaughtan (26 October 1864 - 24 July 1916) was a Scottish-born novelist.

"e;On War"e; - Vom Kriege (German pronunciation: is a book on war and military strategy by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), written mostly after the Napoleonic wars, between 1816 and 1830, and published posthumously by his wife Marie von Bruhl in 1832.

"e;When Freemen Shall Stand"e; by Nelson S.

Richard Haigh was an Infantry lieutenant in the 2nd Royal Berkshire Infantry Regiment serving in the Somme area in 1916.

Dee Brown's captivating novel based on the true story of the Chicago ConspiracyDee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, turns to the Civil War for this rollicking tale of romance and intrigue.

Written in 1865 by the war correspondent of the Times (London), William H.

A Study of the Rights of Non-Combatants.

The story of how one man wound up fighting the Vietnam War from a Chicago hospitalYoung slacker Jim Holder wants no part of the draft, the army, or Vietnam.

"e;The Defence of Duffers Drift"e; is a fictional account of a young, inexperienced British officer, who is tasked with holding a river crossing with 50 troops against a larger enemy force.

Bernstorff, Johann Heinrich, Graf von, 1862-1939.

For those interested in the nitty gritty of the Civil War.

Excerpt from Captain Lucy and Lieutenant Bob: The war is as yet only beginning for Lucy Gor don, and the old, pleasant times are just ending, but, like every other girl in America, she is trying hard to find the courage and cheerfulness which have never yet been wanting in our Service and which are going to help America to win.

A portrayal of the exploits of a Confederate military adventurer, John Singleton Mosby.

Excerpt: "e;I say, but am I fed up to the teeth with the blasted paper work that goes with this kind of a job!

The Two Great Retreats of History: 1.

Amazing Tales Volume 200, authored by Evelyn Goldstein et al.

(Excerpt) "e;Not since gunpowder was first employed in warfare has so revolutionary a contribution to the science of slaughtering men been made as by the perfection of aircraft and submarines.

John Alexander Logan describes in this book the events that led to the Civil War

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 evil It is Midsummer Day, the beginning of the year 700, in the city of Benign.

Excerpt: "e;The evils arising from religious persecution, sectarian hatred, ill government, and oppression were never more strongly illustrated than by the fact that, for a century, Ireland, which has since that time furnished us with a large proportion of our best soldiers, should have been among our bitterest and most formidable foes, and her sons fought in the ranks of our greatest continental enemy.

Foreword: "e;For 11 years, I was closely associated with the Cairo project, and I know how difficult it is to place the undertaking in its proper perspective and to dispassionately evaluate its historical significance.

George Frederick Abbott (born 1874, died 13 March 1947 at Tunbridge Wells) was an English war correspondent and author.

In this novel by a Marine Corps veteran, a young lieutenant takes command of an unruly platoon just as the chaos of 9/11 sends them into the War on Terror.

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A sweeping novel of the Napoleonic Wars by the author of Lorna Doone.

An artist watches his son go to the frontlines of WWI in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth.

While too many soldiers are fighting for the brass in the midst of the bloody Vietnam battles, Lt.

Danger reigns supreme as Nazi Germany braces for a final showdown in this WWII thriller from the author of the Billy Boyle mysteries.

The grand epic set during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia: a vividly detailed view of nineteenth-century Russian life by the author of Anna Karenina.

This collection of WWI sketches of the Fifth Marine Regiment is "e;forthright, unsparing, deeply felt but unsentimental, and reads like a house afire"e; (The Wall Street Journal).