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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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La Radiologie et La Guerre

La Radiologie et La Guerre

by Marie Curie

Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian War of 1851, Which Led to That Event

Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian War of 1851, Which Led to That Event

by Lafayette Houghton Bunnell

A True Account of the Battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916

A True Account of the Battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916

by Thomas Goddard Frothingham

Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916 From Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years

Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916 From Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years

by Robert Stafford Arthur Palmer

Manuscrit de mil huit cent quatorze, trouvé dans les voitures impériales prises à Waterloo, contenant l'histoire des six derniers mois du règne de Napoléon

Manuscrit de mil huit cent quatorze, trouvé dans les voitures impériales prises à Waterloo, contenant l'histoire des six derniers mois du règne de Napoléon

by baron Agathon-Jean-François Fain

The red laugh: fragments of a discovered manuscript

The red laugh: fragments of a discovered manuscript

by Leonid Andreyev

Hernando Cortes

Hernando Cortes

by Joachim Heinrich Campe

Crécy

Crécy

by Hilaire Belloc

Poitiers

Poitiers

by Hilaire Belloc

The German Army in Belgium, the White Book of May 1915

The German Army in Belgium, the White Book of May 1915

by Germany. Auswärtiges Amt

Stories from the trenches : humorous and lively doings of our boys "over there"

Stories from the trenches : humorous and lively doings of our boys "over there"

by Carleton B. (Carleton Britton) Case

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 07

Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 07

by Adolphe Thiers

Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment

Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment

by John G. B. (John Gregory Bishop) Adams

Histoire de la Guerre de Trente Ans

Histoire de la Guerre de Trente Ans

by Friedrich Schiller

The Chicago Massacre of 1812 With Illustrations and Historical Documents

The Chicago Massacre of 1812 With Illustrations and Historical Documents

by Joseph Kirkland

With a Reservist in France A Personal Account of All the Engagements in Which the 1st Division 1st Corps Took Part, viz.: Mons (Including the Retirement), the Marne, the Aisne, First Battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Festubert, and Loos

With a Reservist in France A Personal Account of All the Engagements in Which the 1st Division 1st Corps Took Part, viz.: Mons (Including the Retirement), the Marne, the Aisne, First Battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Festubert, and Loos

by F. A. Bolwell

Why Armenia Should Be Free: Armenia's Rôle in the Present War

Why Armenia Should Be Free: Armenia's Rôle in the Present War

by Armen Garo

Crónica de la conquista de Granada (2 de 2)

Crónica de la conquista de Granada (2 de 2)

by Washington Irving

Yorktown: Climax of the Revolution

Yorktown: Climax of the Revolution

Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset, or the Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1848.

Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset, or the Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1685, and of its subsequent services to 1848.

by Richard Cannon

Your Boys

Your Boys

by Gipsy Smith

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585c

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585c

by John Lothrop Motley

Instructions for the Management of Harvey's Sea Torpedo

Instructions for the Management of Harvey's Sea Torpedo

by Frederick Harvey

Nothing of Importance A record of eight months at the front with a Welsh battalion, October, 1915, to June, 1916

Nothing of Importance A record of eight months at the front with a Welsh battalion, October, 1915, to June, 1916

by Bernard Adams

Covered with mud and glory : a machine gun company in action ("Ma mitrailleuse")

Covered with mud and glory : a machine gun company in action ("Ma mitrailleuse")

by Georges Lafond

Une politique européenne : la France, la Russie, l'Allemagne et la guerre au Transvaal

Une politique européenne : la France, la Russie, l'Allemagne et la guerre au Transvaal

by Etienne Grosclaude

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 17, March 4, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 17, March 4, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls

by Various Authors

A Thrilling Narrative of the Minnesota Massacre and the Sioux War of 1862-63 Graphic Accounts of the Siege of Fort Ridgely, Battles of Birch Coolie, Wood Lake, Big Mound, Stony Lake, Dead Buffalo Lake and Missouri River

A Thrilling Narrative of the Minnesota Massacre and the Sioux War of 1862-63 Graphic Accounts of the Siege of Fort Ridgely, Battles of Birch Coolie, Wood Lake, Big Mound, Stony Lake, Dead Buffalo Lake and Missouri River

by A. P. (Alonzo P.) Connolly

Sketches of the War A Series of Letters to the North Moore Street School of New York

Sketches of the War A Series of Letters to the North Moore Street School of New York

by Charles C. Nott

Heroes of the Great Conflict; Life and Services of William Farrar Smith, Major General, United States Volunteer in the Civil War

Heroes of the Great Conflict; Life and Services of William Farrar Smith, Major General, United States Volunteer in the Civil War

by James Harrison Wilson

Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804 With Some Observations on the Previous Campaign, and on the Nature of Candian Warfare, etc., etc., etc.

Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804 With Some Observations on the Previous Campaign, and on the Nature of Candian Warfare, etc., etc., etc.

by Arthur Johnston

Jet Plane Mystery

Jet Plane Mystery

by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell

Georgia: Its History, Condition and Resources

Georgia: Its History, Condition and Resources

by Samuel Adams Drake

The History of the Fifty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteers

The History of the Fifty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteers

by David Lathrop

The Silence of Colonel Bramble

The Silence of Colonel Bramble

by André Maurois

Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island Light Artillery

Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island Light Artillery

by Ezra Knight Parker

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 10 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 10 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

by Adolphe Thiers

Secret History of To-day: Being Revelations of a Diplomatic Spy

Secret History of To-day: Being Revelations of a Diplomatic Spy

by Allen Upward

Personal record of the Thirteenth Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

Personal record of the Thirteenth Regiment, Tennessee Infantry

by Alfred J. Vaughan

History of the United Netherlands, 1588a

History of the United Netherlands, 1588a

by John Lothrop Motley

Lee's Last Campaign

Lee's Last Campaign

by J. C. (John C.) Gorman

History of the Second Massachusetts Battery (Nims' Battery) of Light Artillery, 1861-1865

History of the Second Massachusetts Battery (Nims' Battery) of Light Artillery, 1861-1865

by Caroline Elizabeth Whitcomb

Sir Copp: A poem for the times, in six cantos

Sir Copp: A poem for the times, in six cantos

by active 1830-1872 Thomas Clarke

Recollections of the War of 1812

Recollections of the War of 1812

by William Dunlop

Amedeide: Poema eroico

Amedeide: Poema eroico

by Gabriello Chiabrera

My German Prisons Being the Experiences of an Officer During Two and a Half Years as a Prisoner of War

My German Prisons Being the Experiences of an Officer During Two and a Half Years as a Prisoner of War

by Horace Gray Gilliland

Histoire de l'hérésie des Albigeois, et de la sainte guerre entreprise contre eux de l'an 1203 à l'an 1218

Histoire de l'hérésie des Albigeois, et de la sainte guerre entreprise contre eux de l'an 1203 à l'an 1218

by Sarnensis Petrus

Some War Impressions

Some War Impressions

by Jeffery Farnol

Gibraltar and Its Sieges, with a Description of Its Natural Features.

Gibraltar and Its Sieges, with a Description of Its Natural Features.

by Frederic George Stephens

Historia de la Conquista de la Habana (1762)

Historia de la Conquista de la Habana (1762)

by Pedro José Guiteras

The Continent of the Future: Africa and Its Wonderful Development Exploration, Gold Mining, Trade, Missions and Elevation

The Continent of the Future: Africa and Its Wonderful Development Exploration, Gold Mining, Trade, Missions and Elevation

by William Coppinger

My Colored Battalion

My Colored Battalion

by Warner A. Ross

Der Moskauer Prozeß gegen die Sozialrevolutionäre 1922. Revolution und Konterrevolution

Der Moskauer Prozeß gegen die Sozialrevolutionäre 1922. Revolution und Konterrevolution

by Kurt Kersten

Manassas (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park [1953]

Manassas (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park [1953]

by United States. National Park Service

With the Guns

With the Guns

by Cecil J. C. (Cecil John Charles) Street

L'Illustration, No. 3740, 7 Novembre 1914

L'Illustration, No. 3740, 7 Novembre 1914

by Various Authors

La Campagna del 1796 nel Veneto Parte prima: La decadenza militare della serenissima uomini ed armi

La Campagna del 1796 nel Veneto Parte prima: La decadenza militare della serenissima uomini ed armi

by Eugenio Barbarich

The New Army in Training

The New Army in Training

by Rudyard Kipling

The Story of a Peninsular Veteran Sergeant in the Forty-Third Light Infantry, during the Peninsular War

The Story of a Peninsular Veteran Sergeant in the Forty-Third Light Infantry, during the Peninsular War

by Anonymous

Paavo Nissinen: Kuvaelmia viimeisestä Suomen sodasta

Paavo Nissinen: Kuvaelmia viimeisestä Suomen sodasta

by G. H. (Gustaf Henrik) Mellin

Australia in Palestine

Australia in Palestine

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1607b

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1607b

by John Lothrop Motley

The Life of Col. James Gardiner

The Life of Col. James Gardiner

by Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)

Tähtien turvatit 3: Aika- ja luonnekuvaus kuningatar Kristiinan ajoilta

Tähtien turvatit 3: Aika- ja luonnekuvaus kuningatar Kristiinan ajoilta

by Zacharias Topelius

Punainen lentohävittäjä

Punainen lentohävittäjä

by Freiherr von Manfred Richthofen

Mud and Khaki: Sketches from Flanders and France

Mud and Khaki: Sketches from Flanders and France

by Vernon Bartlett

Roster of the Rainbow division (Forty-Second) Major General Wm. A. Mann commanding

Roster of the Rainbow division (Forty-Second) Major General Wm. A. Mann commanding

by Harold Stanley Johnson

The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple

The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple

by C. G. (Charles Greenstreet) Addison

A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809 : From the treaty of Fontainbleau to the battle of Corunna

A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809 : From the treaty of Fontainbleau to the battle of Corunna

by Charles Oman

Human Bullets: A Soldier's Story of Port Arthur

Human Bullets: A Soldier's Story of Port Arthur

by Tadayoshi Sakurai

Military Career of Napoleon the Great An Account of the Remarkable Campaigns of the "Man of Destiny"; Authentic Anecdotes of the Battlefield as Told by the Famous Marshals and Generals of the First Empire

Military Career of Napoleon the Great An Account of the Remarkable Campaigns of the "Man of Destiny"; Authentic Anecdotes of the Battlefield as Told by the Famous Marshals and Generals of the First Empire

by Montgomery B. Gibbs

A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878

A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878

by Charles Alan Fyffe

The Civil War Through the Camera

The Civil War Through the Camera

by Henry W. (Henry William) Elson

History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 1 (of 2) From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers

History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Volume 1 (of 2) From the Formation of the Corps in March 1712 to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers

by T. W. J. (Thomas William John) Connolly

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918

by Various Authors

Original Photographs Taken on the Battlefields during the Civil War of the United States

Original Photographs Taken on the Battlefields during the Civil War of the United States

by Francis Trevelyan Miller

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume III.

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume III.

by Walter Scott

With the Flag to Pretoria: A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900. Volume 1

With the Flag to Pretoria: A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900. Volume 1

by Herbert Wrigley Wilson

The Battle of Blenheim

The Battle of Blenheim

by Hilaire Belloc

Trinity Site

Trinity Site

by National Atomic Museum (U.S.)

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg

by Franklin Aretas Haskell

Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses

Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses

by Andrew Macgeorge

The Great Sieges of History

The Great Sieges of History

by William Robson

The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon

The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon

by Siegfried Sassoon

The Australian Victories in France in 1918

The Australian Victories in France in 1918

by Sir John Monash

Trials of war criminals before the Nuernberg military tribunals under control council law no. 10, volume III

Trials of war criminals before the Nuernberg military tribunals under control council law no. 10, volume III

by Various Authors

The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of Desperadoes

The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of Desperadoes

by J. H. (Joseph Have) Hanson

The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial Army

The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial Army

by George Leonard Cheesman

Friends of France : The Field Service of the American Ambulance described by its members

Friends of France : The Field Service of the American Ambulance described by its members

by Various Authors

General Gordon : A Christian hero

General Gordon : A Christian hero

by Seton Churchill

The Crisis of the Naval War

The Crisis of the Naval War

by John Rushworth Jellicoe

Sir Francis Drake Revived

Sir Francis Drake Revived

Charlestown Navy Yard: Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts

Charlestown Navy Yard: Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts

by United States. National Park Service

The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II

The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II

by Earl of Thomas Barnes Cochrane Dundonald, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox) Bourne

Religion and the War

Religion and the War

by Yale University. Divinity School

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

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

by John Randolph Spears

The vigilantes of Montana; Or, popular justice in the Rocky Mountains Being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture and execution of Henry Plummer's road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the robbers and desperadoes, the whole being interspersed with sketches of life in the mining camps of the "Far West"

The vigilantes of Montana; Or, popular justice in the Rocky Mountains Being a correct and impartial narrative of the chase, trial, capture and execution of Henry Plummer's road agent band, together with accounts of the lives and crimes of many of the robbers and desperadoes, the whole being interspersed with sketches of life in the mining camps of the "Far West"

by Thos. J. (Thomas Josiah) Dimsdale

The Nation's Peril. Twelve Years' Experience in the South. Then and Now. The Ku Klux Klan, a Complete Exposition of the Order: Its Purpose, Plans, Operations, Social and Political Significance; The Nation's Salvation.

The Nation's Peril. Twelve Years' Experience in the South. Then and Now. The Ku Klux Klan, a Complete Exposition of the Order: Its Purpose, Plans, Operations, Social and Political Significance; The Nation's Salvation.

by Anonymous

A Song of the Guns

A Song of the Guns

by Gilbert Frankau

Female Warriors, Vol. 2 (of 2) Memorials of Female Valour and Heroism, from the Mythological Ages to the Present Era.

Female Warriors, Vol. 2 (of 2) Memorials of Female Valour and Heroism, from the Mythological Ages to the Present Era.

by Ellen C. (Ellen Creathorne) Clayton