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Cover of The Battle of April 19, 1775
 in Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville and Charlestown, Massachusetts

The Battle of April 19, 1775 in Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville and Charlestown, Massachusetts

Frank Warren Coburn

Frank Warren Coburn’s work is a scholarly survey of the opening day of the American Revolution, extending far…

American Military Insignia, 1800-1851

American Military Insignia, 1800-1851

Campbell, J. Duncan,

American Military Insignia, 1800‑1851 is a scholarly catalog that documents every known piece of United…

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915

Various

Cover of The story of a border city during the Civil War

The story of a border city during the Civil War

Galusha Anderson

Galusha Anderson’s work is a first‑person testimony that seeks to record the “unvarnished tale” of St.

Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.

Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.

H. W. Halleck

The work is a practical manual of nineteenth‑century military theory, compiled from a series of winter…

Cover of Q-Ships and Their Story

Q-Ships and Their Story

E. Keble Chatterton

The work is a contemporary naval history of World War I, focusing on the British “Q‑ships” that masqueraded…

Cover of The American Revolution

The American Revolution

John Fiske

John Fiske’s “The American Revolution” is a comprehensive, two‑volume scholarly work that treats the conflict…

Cover of The regimental roll of honour and war record of the Artists' Rifles (1/28th, 2/28th and 3/28th battalions, the London Regiment T.F.): Commissions, promotions, appointments and rewards for service in the field obtained by members of the corps since 4th August, 1914

The regimental roll of honour and war record of the Artists' Rifles (1/28th, 2/28th and 3/28th battalions, the London Regiment T.F.): Commissions, promotions, appointments and rewards for service in the field obtained by members of the corps since 4th August, 1914

S. Stagoll Higham

Cover of Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War

Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' War

Ferdinand Schrader

This work is a concise military history that concentrates on the seven‑year span of Frederick the Great’s…

Cover of The age of the crusades

The age of the crusades

James M. Ludlow

James M. Ludlow’s The Age of the Crusades is a scholarly survey that begins with a detailed,…

Cover of British Flags: Their Early History, and Their Development at Sea
 With an Account of the Origin of the Flag as a National Device

British Flags: Their Early History, and Their Development at Sea With an Account of the Origin of the Flag as a National Device

William Gordon Perrin

The work is a scholarly survey of the development of British naval flags, beginning with a lament that…

The Franco-German War of 1870-71

The Franco-German War of 1870-71

Moltke, Helmuth, Graf von

The work is a concise, first‑person account of the Franco‑German War of 1870‑71 written by Helmuth von…

Cover of The Japan-Russia War: An Illustrated History of the War in the Far East

The Japan-Russia War: An Illustrated History of the War in the Far East

Sydney Tyler

The work is an illustrated chronicle of the Russo‑Japanese War of 1904‑1905, written by Sydney Tyler and…

The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B. Interspersed with notices of the celebrated Indian chief, Tecumseh, and comprising brief memoirs of Daniel De Lisle Brock, Esq., Lieutenant E.W. Tupper, R.N., and Colonel W. De Vic Tupper

The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B. Interspersed with notices of the celebrated Indian chief, Tecumseh, and comprising brief memoirs of Daniel De Lisle Brock, Esq., Lieutenant E.W. Tupper, R.N., and Colonel W. De Vic Tupper

Sir Isaac Brock

The volume is a sprawling compilation of letters, official dispatches, and biographical sketches that trace…

Cover of The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison: containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815.

The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison: containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815.

C. Andrews

The work is a first‑hand chronicle of American captives taken during the War of 1812, compiled by Charles…

Cover of Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star: War-time Editorials

Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star: War-time Editorials

Theodore Roosevelt

Cover of Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 3 (of 3)
 Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630

Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 3 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630

James Dennistoun

Cover of Grapes of wrath

Grapes of wrath

Boyd Cable

The work is a First‑World‑War novel that draws on the author’s own experience as a forward artillery observer…

Cover of Chronicles of border warfare: or, A history of the settlement by the whites, of north-western Virginia, and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that section of the state

Chronicles of border warfare: or, A history of the settlement by the whites, of north-western Virginia, and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that section of the state

Alexander Scott Withers

Chronicles of Border Warfare is a nineteenth‑century historical account that traces the settlement of…

Cover of Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812

Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812

Edward Foord

Edward A. Foord’s work is a scholarly survey of the 1812 Russian campaign, drawing on a wealth of official…

Cover of The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 09 [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. 09 [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

Enguerrand de Monstrelet

The ninth volume of Enguerrand de Monstrelet’s Chronicles is a dense, year‑by‑year account of the later…

Cover of Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud (Being secret letters from a gentleman at Paris to a nobleman in London) — Complete

Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud (Being secret letters from a gentleman at Paris to a nobleman in London) — Complete

Lewis Goldsmith

The work is a collection of clandestine letters penned by a French gentleman for a British nobleman, offering…

Cover of Mahan on naval warfare: Selections from the writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan

Mahan on naval warfare: Selections from the writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan

A. T. Mahan

This volume is a curated collection of the writings of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, the American naval…

Cover of A Minor War History Compiled from a Soldier Boy's Letters to "the Girl I Left Behind Me": 1861-1864

A Minor War History Compiled from a Soldier Boy's Letters to "the Girl I Left Behind Me": 1861-1864

Martin A. Haynes

This work is a personal chronicle assembled from the letters of Martin A.