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

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

William O. S. Gilly

This volume is a meticulously compiled record of every Royal Navy shipwreck from 1793 to 1849, drawn from…

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The Macedonian campaign

Luigi Villari

The book is a detailed military history of the Macedonian front in World War I, written by Luigi Villari, who…

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 4 (of 8) From Lord Roberts' Entry into the Free State to the Battle of Karree

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 4 (of 8) From Lord Roberts' Entry into the Free State to the Battle of Karree

Louis Creswicke

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The Auxilia of the Roman Imperial Army

George Leonard Cheesman

George Leonard Cheesman’s work is a scholarly essay that tackles the largely neglected topic of the Roman…

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Battles of English History

H. B. George

The work is a survey of England’s major land battles, written by H. B.

The History of the First West India Regiment

The History of the First West India Regiment

A. B. Ellis

The work is a detailed military history of the First West India Regiment, compiled by Alfred Burdon Ellis, a…

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The British Expedition to the Crimea

Sir William Howard Russell

The work is a first‑hand historical account of the British Crimean campaign, written by Sir William Howard…

The Conquest of New France; A Chronicle of the Colonial Wars

The Conquest of New France; A Chronicle of the Colonial Wars

George McKinnon Wrong

George McKinnon Wrong’s The Conquest of New France is a sweeping historical narrative that traces the clash…

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The Western Front Drawings by Muirhead Bone

The work is a wartime visual record, a collection of Muirhead Bone’s drawings that chronicle the British…

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History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12)

A. S. Rappoport

The work is a scholarly survey of Egyptian history from the late Hellenistic period through the medieval era,…

Memoirs of General Lafayette With an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United States; From His Arrival, August 15th, to the Celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824.

Memoirs of General Lafayette With an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United States; From His Arrival, August 15th, to the Celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824.

Samuel L. Knapp

Samuel L. Knapp’s “Memoirs of General Lafayette” is a nineteenth‑century compilation that chronicles the…

Cover of Demobilization: Our Industrial and Military Demobilization After the Armistice, 1918-1920

Demobilization: Our Industrial and Military Demobilization After the Armistice, 1918-1920

Crowell, Benedict; Wilson, Robert Forrest

The Smugglers: Picturesque Chapters in the Story of an Ancient Craft

The Smugglers: Picturesque Chapters in the Story of an Ancient Craft

Charles G. Harper

The work is a historical survey of British smuggling, presented as a series of “picturesque chapters” that…

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My life on the plains: or, personal experiences with Indians

George A. Custer

George A. Custer’s “My Life on the Plains” is a first‑person account that blends military memoir, geographic…

American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime

American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime

Ulrich Bonnell Phillips

American Negro Slavery is a scholarly survey that traces the origins, economics, and institutional control of…

A Short History of the Great War

A Short History of the Great War

A. F. Pollard

A Short History of the Great War is a scholarly overview that seeks to explain how a cascade of diplomatic…

Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02

Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02

Nicolay, John G. (John George); Hay, John

The work is a comprehensive, chronologically organized history of Abraham Lincoln’s political rise set…

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 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

Robert C. Richardson

Robert C. Richardson’s West Point is a nonfiction work that blends institutional history with personal…

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King Henry V

William Shakespeare

The work is Shakespeare’s historical drama about Henry V, the English monarch who ruled from 1413 to 1422.

The Story of the Philippines Natural Riches, Industrial Resources, Statistics of Productions, Commerce and Population; The Laws, Habits, Customs, Scenery and Conditions of the Cuba of the East Indies and the Thousand Islands of the Archipelagoes of India and Hawaii, With Episodes of Their Early History; The Eldorado of the Orient; Personal Character Sketches of and Interviews with Admiral Dewey, General Merritt, General Aguinaldo and the Archbishop of Manila; History and Romance, Tragedies and Traditions of our Pacific Possessions; Events of the War in the West with Spain, and the Conquest of Cuba and Porto Rico

The Story of the Philippines Natural Riches, Industrial Resources, Statistics of Productions, Commerce and Population; The Laws, Habits, Customs, Scenery and Conditions of the Cuba of the East Indies and the Thousand Islands of the Archipelagoes of India and Hawaii, With Episodes of Their Early History; The Eldorado of the Orient; Personal Character Sketches of and Interviews with Admiral Dewey, General Merritt, General Aguinaldo and the Archbishop of Manila; History and Romance, Tragedies and Traditions of our Pacific Possessions; Events of the War in the West with Spain, and the Conquest of Cuba and Porto Rico

Murat Halstead

Murat Halstead’s work is a sprawling, first‑person chronicle that blends travelogue, reportage, and political…

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Pelts and palisades: The story of fur and the rivalry for pelts in early America

Nathaniel C. Hale

Nathaniel C. Hale’s Pelts and Palisades is a narrative history that traces the rise of the fur trade from its…

Cover of 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"

Thos. J. Dimsdale

Thomas J. Dimsdale’s work is a detailed historical narrative that chronicles the rise and fall of Henry…

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 The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields

Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields

S. Emma E. Edmonds

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Nazi conspiracy and aggression, Volume 03 (of 11)

United States. Office of Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality

This volume is a primary‑source collection assembled by the United States Office of Chief Counsel for the…