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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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Short History of the London Rifle Brigade

Short History of the London Rifle Brigade

by Unknown

The Building of Castello de San Marcos National Park Service Interpretive Series, History No. 1

The Building of Castello de San Marcos National Park Service Interpretive Series, History No. 1

by Albert C. Manucy

The Chattanooga Campaign: With especial reference to Wisconsin's participation therein

The Chattanooga Campaign: With especial reference to Wisconsin's participation therein

by Michael Hendrick Fitch

From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw

From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw

by William Meade Dame

A voice from Waterloo: A history of the battle fought on the 18th June, 1815

A voice from Waterloo: A history of the battle fought on the 18th June, 1815

by Edward Cotton

War Services of the 62nd West Riding Divisional Artillery

War Services of the 62nd West Riding Divisional Artillery

by Austin Thomas Anderson

From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade

From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade

by Frederic C. (Crawford) Curry

My Escape from Donington Hall, Preceded by an Account of the Siege of Kiao-Chow in 1915

My Escape from Donington Hall, Preceded by an Account of the Siege of Kiao-Chow in 1915

by Gunther Plüschow

Mémoires du prince de Talleyrand, Volume 4

Mémoires du prince de Talleyrand, Volume 4

by prince de Bénévent Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

From Bull Run to Appomattox: A Boy's View

From Bull Run to Appomattox: A Boy's View

by Luther W. (Luther Wesley) Hopkins

Ten Years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers, and Three Years in South Africa, in the Cape Corps Levies

Ten Years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers, and Three Years in South Africa, in the Cape Corps Levies

by W. J. D. Gould

Great captains : A course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon

Great captains : A course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon

by Theodore Ayrault Dodge

The Thirty Years War — Volume 02

The Thirty Years War — Volume 02

by Friedrich Schiller

Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852

Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852

by Richard Cannon

Historical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876

Historical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876

by Henry John Thoroton Hildyard

Scapa and a Camera Pictorial Impressions of Five Years Spent at the Grand Fleet Base

Scapa and a Camera Pictorial Impressions of Five Years Spent at the Grand Fleet Base

by C. W. Burrows

Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi

by William C. Everhart

A Collection of State-papers, Relative to the First Acknowledgment of the Sovereignty of the United States of America, and the Reception of Their Minister Plenipotentiary, by Their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Netherlands : to Which is Prefixed, the Political Character of John Adams, Ambassador Plenipotentiary from the States of North America, to Their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands ... Likewise, an Essay on Canon and Feudal Law

A Collection of State-papers, Relative to the First Acknowledgment of the Sovereignty of the United States of America, and the Reception of Their Minister Plenipotentiary, by Their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Netherlands : to Which is Prefixed, the Political Character of John Adams, Ambassador Plenipotentiary from the States of North America, to Their High Mightinesses the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands ... Likewise, an Essay on Canon and Feudal Law

The Fleets Behind the Fleet The Work of the Merchant Seamen and Fishermen in the War

The Fleets Behind the Fleet The Work of the Merchant Seamen and Fishermen in the War

by W. MacNeile (William MacNeile) Dixon

Fort Robinson: Outpost on the Plains

Fort Robinson: Outpost on the Plains

by Roger T. Grange

A Rebel's Recollections

A Rebel's Recollections

by George Cary Eggleston

One young man : The simple and true story of a clerk who enlisted in 1914, who fought on the western front for nearly two years, was severely wounded at the battle of the Somme, and is now on his way back to his desk.

One young man : The simple and true story of a clerk who enlisted in 1914, who fought on the western front for nearly two years, was severely wounded at the battle of the Somme, and is now on his way back to his desk.

Aircraft in war

Aircraft in war

by Eric Stuart Bruce

My Escape from Germany

My Escape from Germany

by Eric A. Keith

Fort Concho: Its Why and Wherefore

Fort Concho: Its Why and Wherefore

by James N. (James Noble) Gregory

Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville? With a Description of the Greatest Cavalry Movement of the War and General James H. Wilson's Cavalry Operations in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia

Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville? With a Description of the Greatest Cavalry Movement of the War and General James H. Wilson's Cavalry Operations in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia

by Henry V. (Henry Van) Boynton

Sidelights on Negro Soldiers

Sidelights on Negro Soldiers

by Charles H. (Charles Halston) Williams

Doing Their Bit: War Work at Home

Doing Their Bit: War Work at Home

by Boyd Cable

Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery

Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery

by C. A. Rose

A Soldier of the Legion

A Soldier of the Legion

by Edward Morlae

A Declaration of the Causes, which mooved the chiefe Commanders of the Nauie of her most excellent Maiestie the Queene of England, in their voyage and expedition for Portingal, to take and arrest in the mouth of the Riuer of Lisbone, certaine Shippes of corne and other prouisions of warre bound for the said Citie Prepared for the seruices of the King of Spaine, in the Ports and Prouinces within and about the Sownde, the 30. day of Iune, in the yeere of our Lord 1589. and of her Maiesties raigne the one and thirtie

A Declaration of the Causes, which mooved the chiefe Commanders of the Nauie of her most excellent Maiestie the Queene of England, in their voyage and expedition for Portingal, to take and arrest in the mouth of the Riuer of Lisbone, certaine Shippes of corne and other prouisions of warre bound for the said Citie Prepared for the seruices of the King of Spaine, in the Ports and Prouinces within and about the Sownde, the 30. day of Iune, in the yeere of our Lord 1589. and of her Maiesties raigne the one and thirtie

by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)

The Dawn Patrol, and other poems of an aviator

The Dawn Patrol, and other poems of an aviator

by Paul Bewsher

Mémoires du duc de Rovigo, pour servir à l'histoire de l'empereur Napoléon, Tome 3

Mémoires du duc de Rovigo, pour servir à l'histoire de l'empereur Napoléon, Tome 3

by duc de Rovigo Anne-Jean-Marie-René Savary

Battlewrack

Battlewrack

by F. Britten (Frederick Britten) Austin

The Story of Our Submarines

The Story of Our Submarines

by John Graham Bower

Historical sketch of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers First Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps

Historical sketch of the Fifteenth Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers First Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps

by Edward Livingston Campbell

Histoire de la Monarchie de Juillet (Volume 4 / 7)

Histoire de la Monarchie de Juillet (Volume 4 / 7)

by Paul Thureau-Dangin

History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 2 (of 3) Third Edition

History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 2 (of 3) Third Edition

by Sir John William Kaye

A campaign in Mexico

A campaign in Mexico

by B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Scribner

Campaign and battle of Lynchburg, Va.

Campaign and battle of Lynchburg, Va.

by Charles Minor Blackford

The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 08 [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. 08 [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

Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 10

Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 10

by Louis Constant Wairy

Africa and the American Flag

Africa and the American Flag

by Andrew H. (Andrew Hull) Foote

From Dixie to Canada: Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad

From Dixie to Canada: Romances and Realities of the Underground Railroad

by H. U. (Homer Uri) Johnson

A Journal of the Expedition to Carthagena, with Notes In Answer to a Late Pamphlet Entitled, An account of the Expedition to Carthagena

A Journal of the Expedition to Carthagena, with Notes In Answer to a Late Pamphlet Entitled, An account of the Expedition to Carthagena

An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre An Account of the Expedition in Pursuit of the Hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the Spring of 1883

An Apache Campaign in the Sierra Madre An Account of the Expedition in Pursuit of the Hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the Spring of 1883

by John Gregory Bourke

Reminiscences of the Cleveland Light Artillery

Reminiscences of the Cleveland Light Artillery

by Anonymous

Französisch-slavische Kämpfe in der Bocca di Cattaro 1806-1814.

Französisch-slavische Kämpfe in der Bocca di Cattaro 1806-1814.

by Nikolaj Velimirović

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 19: 1572-73

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 19: 1572-73

by John Lothrop Motley

Luck on the Wing: Thirteen Stories of a Sky Spy

Luck on the Wing: Thirteen Stories of a Sky Spy

by Elmer Haslett

Vida de Don Duarte de Meneses, tercero Conde de Viana, y sucessos notables de Portugal en su tiempo

Vida de Don Duarte de Meneses, tercero Conde de Viana, y sucessos notables de Portugal en su tiempo

by Agostinho Manuel de Vasconcelos

Fighting Germany's Spies

Fighting Germany's Spies

by French Strother

Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine, Vol. 75, No. 462, April 1854

Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine, Vol. 75, No. 462, April 1854

by Various Authors

Balloon observation, and instructions on the subject of work in the basket

Balloon observation, and instructions on the subject of work in the basket

by United States. War Department. Division of Military Aeronautics

History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

by R. C. (Richard C.) Rankin

"Morgan's Men," a Narrative of Personal Experiences

"Morgan's Men," a Narrative of Personal Experiences

by Henry Lane Stone

Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner Being an Ephemeris Regularly Kept by an Officer of the Confederate States Army

Experience of a Confederate States Prisoner Being an Ephemeris Regularly Kept by an Officer of the Confederate States Army

by Beckwith West

The Mentor: Napoleon Bonaparte, Serial No. 38

The Mentor: Napoleon Bonaparte, Serial No. 38

by Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell

The Grey Wave

The Grey Wave

by A. Hamilton (Arthur Hamilton) Gibbs

Eighty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers (Infantry.)

Eighty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers (Infantry.)

by Thomas Edward Merchant

Personal Recollections of Chickamauga A Paper Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

Personal Recollections of Chickamauga A Paper Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

by James R. (James Richards) Carnahan

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 48, October 7, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 48, October 7, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

Chants for the Boer

Chants for the Boer

by Joaquin Miller

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1586c

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1586c

by John Lothrop Motley

Múlt és jövő : (Gondolatok a világháborúról, békéről s a népek és a kultura sorsáról)

Múlt és jövő : (Gondolatok a világháborúról, békéről s a népek és a kultura sorsáról)

by Gustave Le Bon

Sotamuistelmani 1914-1918

Sotamuistelmani 1914-1918

by Erich Ludendorff

Voiton päivä; Vala; Kotiin : Historiallisia näytelmiä

Voiton päivä; Vala; Kotiin : Historiallisia näytelmiä

by Kyösti Wilkuna

The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson

The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson

by Robert Southey

Operations Upon the Sea: A Study

Operations Upon the Sea: A Study

by Franz von Edelsheim

The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783

The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783

by Theodore Roosevelt

New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?

New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?

by Various Authors

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1 Compiled from the Original Records

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Vol. 1 Compiled from the Original Records

by Francis Duncan

Dictionary of Battles From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

Dictionary of Battles From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America

by Albert C. Manucy

West Point An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet

West Point An Intimate Picture of the National Military Academy and of the Life of the Cadet

by Robert C. (Robert Charlwood) Richardson

U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 5 (of 5) Operations in West Korea

U.S. Marine Operations in Korea, 1950-1953, Volume 5 (of 5) Operations in West Korea

by United States. Marine Corps, Pat Meid, James M. Yingling

The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, [v. 1,] from 1684 to 1902

The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, [v. 1,] from 1684 to 1902

by G. le M. (George Le Mesurier) Gretton

Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843 And of the Combined Naval and Military Operations in China: Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong-Kong and Remarks on the Character & Habits of the Chinese. Second Edition

Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843 And of the Combined Naval and Military Operations in China: Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong-Kong and Remarks on the Character & Habits of the Chinese. Second Edition

by Sir W. H. (William Hutcheon) Hall, W. D. (William Dallas) Bernard

Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849

Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849

by William O. S. Gilly

The Russian Turmoil; Memoirs: Military, Social, and Political

The Russian Turmoil; Memoirs: Military, Social, and Political

by Anton Ivanovich Denikin

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915

by Various Authors

Between the Lines: Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After

Between the Lines: Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After

by Henry Bascom Smith

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20

by Thomas Carlyle

Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front

Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front

by A. G. (Alfred Greenwood) Hales

The War History of the 4th Battalion, the London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1914-1919

The War History of the 4th Battalion, the London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1914-1919

by F. Clive Grimwade

Quaint and Historic Forts of North America

Quaint and Historic Forts of North America

by John Martin Hammond

The Marne Battle-fields (1914)

The Marne Battle-fields (1914)

History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 3 (of 3) Third Edition

History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 3 (of 3) Third Edition

by Sir John William Kaye

Three Years' War

Three Years' War

by Christiaan Rudolf De Wet

Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition

Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition

by John Gallishaw

First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal

First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal

by Henry I. Shaw

The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897, vol. 3 (of 4)

The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897, vol. 3 (of 4)

by John Randolph Spears

The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897, vol. 1 (of 4)

The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897, vol. 1 (of 4)

by John Randolph Spears

Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1

Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1

by Earl of Thomas Cochrane Dundonald

Les grandes chroniques de France (5/6) selon que elles sont conservées en l'Eglise de Saint-Denis en France

Les grandes chroniques de France (5/6) selon que elles sont conservées en l'Eglise de Saint-Denis en France

The Seventh Regiment: A Record

The Seventh Regiment: A Record

by George L. Wood

Ang Katipunan

Ang Katipunan

by G. B. (Gabriel Beato) Francisco

The Desert Mounted Corps An Account of the Cavalry Operations in Palestine and Syria 1917-1918

The Desert Mounted Corps An Account of the Cavalry Operations in Palestine and Syria 1917-1918

by R. M. P. (Richard Martin Peter) Preston

Manassas (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park, Virginia [1953]

Manassas (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park, Virginia [1953]

by Francis Wilshin

From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War

From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War

by Jon T. Hoffman