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History - Warfare

Step onto battlefields where empires rise, ideals clash, and history is rewritten in smoke, strategy, and steel. From ancient commanders and Napoleonic memoirs to Civil War recollections, sea victories, and the dawn of the atomic age, this bookshelf sweeps across the brutal evolution of warfare and the people caught inside it. These are stories of command and courage, ambition and aftermath—where every campaign leaves a mark far beyond the front lines.

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Into Mexico with General Scott When attached to the Fourth United States Infantry, Division of Major-General William J. Worth, Corps of the famous Major-General Winfield Scott, known as Old Fuss and Feathers, campaign of 1847, lad Jerry Cameron marched and fought beside Second Lieutenant U. S. Grant all the way from Cera Cruz to the City of Mexico, where six thousand American soldiers planted the Stars and Stripes in the midst of one hundred and fifty thousand amazed people

Into Mexico with General Scott When attached to the Fourth United States Infantry, Division of Major-General William J. Worth, Corps of the famous Major-General Winfield Scott, known as Old Fuss and Feathers, campaign of 1847, lad Jerry Cameron marched and fought beside Second Lieutenant U. S. Grant all the way from Cera Cruz to the City of Mexico, where six thousand American soldiers planted the Stars and Stripes in the midst of one hundred and fifty thousand amazed people

by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin

History of the Cape Mounted Riflemen With a Brief Account of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope

History of the Cape Mounted Riflemen With a Brief Account of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope

by Richard Cannon

Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος, Τόμος δεύτερος

Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος, Τόμος δεύτερος

by Thucydides

Exploits and adventures of a soldier ashore and afloat

Exploits and adventures of a soldier ashore and afloat

by William Llewellyn Adams

Chattanooga and Chickamauga Reprint of Gen. H. V. Boynton's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, August, 1888.

Chattanooga and Chickamauga Reprint of Gen. H. V. Boynton's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, August, 1888.

by Henry V. (Henry Van) Boynton

Civilisation 1914-1918

Civilisation 1914-1918

by Georges Duhamel

Letters from the peninsula, 1808-1812

Letters from the peninsula, 1808-1812

by Sir William Warre

Highland Targets and Other Shields

Highland Targets and Other Shields

by James Drummond

Rada: A Drama of War in One Act

Rada: A Drama of War in One Act

by Alfred Noyes

"Speaking of Prussians--"

"Speaking of Prussians--"

by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1604-05

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1604-05

by John Lothrop Motley

Never Again! A Protest and a Warning Addressed to the Peoples of Europe

Never Again! A Protest and a Warning Addressed to the Peoples of Europe

by Edward Carpenter

Diario histórico de la rebelion y guerra de los pueblos Guaranis situados en la costa oriental del Rio Uruguay, del año de 1754

Diario histórico de la rebelion y guerra de los pueblos Guaranis situados en la costa oriental del Rio Uruguay, del año de 1754

by Tadéas Xavier Henis

A woman's wanderings and trials during the Anglo-Boer War

A woman's wanderings and trials during the Anglo-Boer War

by Jacoba Elizabeth De la Rey

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 32: 1582-84

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 32: 1582-84

by John Lothrop Motley

Britain's Deadly Peril: Are We Told the Truth?

Britain's Deadly Peril: Are We Told the Truth?

by William Le Queux

The martyrdom of Nurse Cavell The life story of the victim of Germany's most barbarous crime

The martyrdom of Nurse Cavell The life story of the victim of Germany's most barbarous crime

by William Thomson Hill

Use of Mines in Trench Warfare (From the French School of St. Cyr)

Use of Mines in Trench Warfare (From the French School of St. Cyr)

by Army War College (U.S.)

George Croghan

George Croghan

by Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1605-07

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1605-07

by John Lothrop Motley

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1603-04

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1603-04

by John Lothrop Motley

Holinshed's Chronicles, vol. 3 of 6, slice 2 of 9: England, 1413-1423, Henry V

Holinshed's Chronicles, vol. 3 of 6, slice 2 of 9: England, 1413-1423, Henry V

by Raphael Holinshed

An American Crusader at Verdun

An American Crusader at Verdun

by Philip Sidney Rice

Life in Southern Prisons From the Diary of Corporal Charles Smedley, of Company G, 90th Regiment Penn'a Volunteers, Commencing a Few Days Before the "Battle of the Wilderness", In Which He Was Taken Prisoner ... Also, a Short Description of the March to and Battle of Gettysburg, Together with a Biographical Sketch of the Author

Life in Southern Prisons From the Diary of Corporal Charles Smedley, of Company G, 90th Regiment Penn'a Volunteers, Commencing a Few Days Before the "Battle of the Wilderness", In Which He Was Taken Prisoner ... Also, a Short Description of the March to and Battle of Gettysburg, Together with a Biographical Sketch of the Author

by Charles Smedley

The Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee read after the stated meeting held February 2d, 1907

The Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee read after the stated meeting held February 2d, 1907

by John K. Shellenberger

Ο Αυτοκράτωρ Ηράκλειος

Ο Αυτοκράτωρ Ηράκλειος

by Paulos Karolides

Three years in the service : A record of the doings of the 11th Reg. Missouri Vols.

Three years in the service : A record of the doings of the 11th Reg. Missouri Vols.

by D. McCall

Meine Erinnerungen aus Ostafrika

Meine Erinnerungen aus Ostafrika

by Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck

Hajamietteitä kapinaviikoilta 1/3 Ensimmäinen ja toinen viikko

Hajamietteitä kapinaviikoilta 1/3 Ensimmäinen ja toinen viikko

by Juhani Aho

War in Heaven

War in Heaven

by Fletcher Pratt

Kuvia ja kuvitelmia Suomen historiasta III

Kuvia ja kuvitelmia Suomen historiasta III

Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre

Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre

by George Henry Makins

Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents

Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents

The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet

The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet

by Kenneth Ward

The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3

The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3

by Frederick Whymper

Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive

Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive

by Alfred Burnett

War Letters of a Public-School Boy

War Letters of a Public-School Boy

by Henry Paul Mainwaring Jones

The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77

The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77

by Samuel Adams Drake

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo

by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy

Hardtack and coffee : or, the unwritten story of Army life, including chapters on enlisting, life in tents and log huts, jonahs and beats, offences and punishments, raw recruits, foraging, corps and corps badges, the wagon trains, the Army mule, the Engineer Corps, the Signal Corps, etc.

Hardtack and coffee : or, the unwritten story of Army life, including chapters on enlisting, life in tents and log huts, jonahs and beats, offences and punishments, raw recruits, foraging, corps and corps badges, the wagon trains, the Army mule, the Engineer Corps, the Signal Corps, etc.

by John Davis Billings

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

by Edward Gibbon

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851

by Various Authors

Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters

Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters

The Turkish Empire, Its Growth and Decay

The Turkish Empire, Its Growth and Decay

by Baron G. Shaw-Lefevre (George Shaw-Lefevre) Eversley

Army Life in a Black Regiment

Army Life in a Black Regiment

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

A British Rifle Man The Journals and Correspondence of Major George Simmons, Rifle Brigade, During the Peninsular War and the Campaign of Waterloo

A British Rifle Man The Journals and Correspondence of Major George Simmons, Rifle Brigade, During the Peninsular War and the Campaign of Waterloo

by George Simmons

Ancient and Modern Ships, Part 1: Wooden Sailing Ships

Ancient and Modern Ships, Part 1: Wooden Sailing Ships

by Sir George Charles Vincent Holmes

A system of pyrotechny : Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war.

A system of pyrotechny : Comprehending the theory and practice, with the application of chemistry; designed for exhibition and for war.

by James Cutbush

History of the Reign of Philip the Second King of Spain, Vol. 3 And Biographical & Critical Miscellanies

History of the Reign of Philip the Second King of Spain, Vol. 3 And Biographical & Critical Miscellanies

by William Hickling Prescott

Danger! and Other Stories

Danger! and Other Stories

by Arthur Conan Doyle

"And they thought we wouldn't fight"

"And they thought we wouldn't fight"

by Floyd Phillips Gibbons

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 8) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 8) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900

by Louis Creswicke

The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915

The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915

by Various Authors

Lee and Longstreet at High Tide: Gettysburg in the Light of the Official Records

Lee and Longstreet at High Tide: Gettysburg in the Light of the Official Records

by Helen Dortch Longstreet

Russian Memories

Russian Memories

by Olga Alekseevna Novikova

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 35, 1640-1649 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 35, 1640-1649 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

The Tournament—Its Periods and Phases

The Tournament—Its Periods and Phases

by R. Coltman (Robert Coltman) Clephan

The Illustrated War News, Number 15, Nov. 18, 1914

The Illustrated War News, Number 15, Nov. 18, 1914

by Various Authors

The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself

The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself

by Cole Younger

Fighting for peace

Fighting for peace

by Henry Van Dyke

Epidemics Resulting from Wars

Epidemics Resulting from Wars

by Friedrich Prinzing

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19

by Thomas Carlyle

Abraham Lincoln, Volume II

Abraham Lincoln, Volume II

by Jr. (John Torrey) John T. Morse

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

by Robert Kerr

Wounded and a Prisoner of War, by an Exchanged Officer

Wounded and a Prisoner of War, by an Exchanged Officer

by Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay

Castillo de San Marcos A Guide to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida

Castillo de San Marcos A Guide to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida

by United States. National Park Service

Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege

Ladysmith: The Diary of a Siege

by Henry Woodd Nevinson

Crooked Trails

Crooked Trails

by Frederic Remington

The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

by Geoffrey Keith Rose

Face to Face with Kaiserism

Face to Face with Kaiserism

by James W. (James Watson) Gerard

The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 1 (of 3)

The Monarchs of the Main; Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers. Volume 1 (of 3)

by Walter Thornbury

Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers

Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers

by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters

by Viscount Horatio Nelson Nelson

The War Book of the German General Staff Being "The Usages of War on Land" Issued by the Great General Staff of the German Army

The War Book of the German General Staff Being "The Usages of War on Land" Issued by the Great General Staff of the German Army

by Prussia (Germany). Armee. Grosser Generalstab. Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II

The artillerist's manual and British soldier's compendium

The artillerist's manual and British soldier's compendium

by F. A. (Frederick Augustus) Griffiths

Der rote Kampfflieger

Der rote Kampfflieger

by Freiherr von Manfred Richthofen

Port Arthur : a monster heroism

Port Arthur : a monster heroism

by Richard Barry

The Border and the Buffalo: An Untold Story of the Southwest Plains The Bloody Border of Missouri and Kansas. The Story of the Slaughter of the Buffalo. Westward among the Big Game and Wild Tribes. A Story of Mountain and Plain

The Border and the Buffalo: An Untold Story of the Southwest Plains The Bloody Border of Missouri and Kansas. The Story of the Slaughter of the Buffalo. Westward among the Big Game and Wild Tribes. A Story of Mountain and Plain

by John R. Cook

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 10 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 10 [of 13] : containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries

by Enguerrand de Monstrelet

An Aviator's Field Book Being the field reports of Oswald Bölcke, from August 1, 1914 to October 28, 1916

An Aviator's Field Book Being the field reports of Oswald Bölcke, from August 1, 1914 to October 28, 1916

by Oswald Boelcke

America and the World War

America and the World War

by Theodore Roosevelt

One Man's Initiation—1917

One Man's Initiation—1917

by John Dos Passos

Lafayette

Lafayette

by Martha Foote Crow

Eastern Nights - and Flights: A Record of Oriental Adventure.

Eastern Nights - and Flights: A Record of Oriental Adventure.

by Alan Bott

Observations of an Illinois Boy in Battle, Camp and Prisons—1861 to 1865

Observations of an Illinois Boy in Battle, Camp and Prisons—1861 to 1865

by Henry Harrison Eby

Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama.

Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama.

by George Cary Eggleston

Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863

Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863

by Adam Gurowski

The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 2 of 3

The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 2 of 3

by Frederick Ponsonby

With Our Soldiers in France

With Our Soldiers in France

by Sherwood Eddy

Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland

Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland

by active 1602 Edward Hayes

Handy War Guide for My Company: Handy Company Commander's Guide

Handy War Guide for My Company: Handy Company Commander's Guide

by André Godefroy Lionel Hanguillart

Old Europe's Suicide; or, The Building of a Pyramid of Errors An Account of Certain Events in Europe During the Period 1912–1919

Old Europe's Suicide; or, The Building of a Pyramid of Errors An Account of Certain Events in Europe During the Period 1912–1919

by Baron Christopher Birdwood Thomson

The Yser and the Belgian Coast: An Illustrated History and Guide

The Yser and the Belgian Coast: An Illustrated History and Guide

by Pneu Michelin (Firm)

Holinshed's Chronicles, vol. 2 of 6, slice 06 of 12: England, 1189-1199, Richard I

Holinshed's Chronicles, vol. 2 of 6, slice 06 of 12: England, 1189-1199, Richard I

by Raphael Holinshed

The "City Guard": A History of Company "B" First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C. During the Sacramento Campaign, July 3 to 26, 1894 Including a Brief History of the Company Since Its Organization March 31, 1854, to July 3, 1894

The "City Guard": A History of Company "B" First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C. During the Sacramento Campaign, July 3 to 26, 1894 Including a Brief History of the Company Since Its Organization March 31, 1854, to July 3, 1894

by California. Infantry. First Regiment. Company B, Irving B. Cook, George Filmer, W. J. Hayes, A. McCulloch, William D. O'Brien

The Laws of War, Affecting Commerce and Shipping

The Laws of War, Affecting Commerce and Shipping

by H. Byerley (Henry Byerley) Thomson

Historia de la guerra del Peloponeso (1 de 2)

Historia de la guerra del Peloponeso (1 de 2)

by Thucydides

The Boer in Peace and War

The Boer in Peace and War

by Arthur M. Mann

Ιστορίαι Ηροδότου, Τόμος 2

Ιστορίαι Ηροδότου, Τόμος 2

by Herodotus

Bulletin de Lille, 1916-01 Publié sous le contrôle de l'autorité allemande

Bulletin de Lille, 1916-01 Publié sous le contrôle de l'autorité allemande

by Anonymous