War & Military Fiction
Fourteen Months in American Bastiles
Francis Key Howard recounts in this book his life as a political prisoner of the United States. He points out that he was held captive at th…
The Begum's Fortune
A novel with some utopian elements, but primarily dystopian. A French doctor and a German professor both inherit a vast fortune as descendan…
A Son At The Front
This is an overlooked novel by the author of House Of Mirth, Age Of Innocence, and more. She already became the first woman to win the Pulit…
If All These Young Men
Another remarkable World War I novel by Romer Wilson, "If All These Young Men" is a character study of a group of young 20-somethi…
A Son of the Gods
Two short stories from the American Civil War by Ambrose Bierce. The first story is about a brave soldier who follows orders and risks his l…
The World’s Story
This is the seventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March …
Raiding with Morgan
Raiding with Morgan transports listeners to the tumultuous days of the U.S. Civil War, focusing on the daring cavalry raids led by General J…
The History of England, from the Accession of James II
This is volume 4 chapter 22 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…
The Red Laugh
The reader is immersed in the Hellish madness of war through the eyes of a tired soldier losing his grip on reality, scarred physically and …
Naval Occasions And Some Traits Of The Sailor-Man
Twenty-six stories of pre-World War I British naval life in war and peace. - Summary by david wales