War & Military
Bismarck and the Origin of the German Empire
Read by Pamela Nagami
Sir Frederick Maurice Powicke
Despite its brevity, this Little Blue Book #142 by the Oxford historian, Sir F.M. Powicke, provides a valuable overview of the political his…
The Fringes Of The Fleet
Read by David Wales
Rudyard Kipling
During the war (WWI), [Kipling] wrote a booklet The Fringes of the Fleet containing essays and poems on various nautical subjects of the war…
The Sinking of the ''Merrimac''
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Richmond Pearson Hobson
During the Spanish-American War, Naval Constructor Hobson U.S.N. devised a plan to scuttle a ship in the channel leading to Santiago harbor …
Nothing of Importance
Read by Lee Smalley
John Bernard Pye Adams
Fighting in France during the Great War, Bernard Adams, an officer with a Welsh battalion, was moved to chronicle what he saw and experience…
The Making of the British Empire (A.D. 1714-1832)
Read by Pamela Nagami
Arthur Hassall
At its height, the British Empire was the largest in history. This short volume traces its development through the long 18th century, from 1…
The English Restoration and Louis XIV: From the Peace of Westphalia to the Peac…
Read by Pamela Nagami
Osmund Airy
In this trim volume the British historian, Osmund Airy writes of the period between 1648 and 1679 when Cardinal Mazarin, having concluded th…
A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky
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Ambrose Bierce
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…
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence
Read by Jim Locke
Alice Dunbar Nelson
It seems eminently fitting and proper in this year, the fiftieth anniversary of the Proclamation of Emancipation that the Negro should give …
A Soldier's Diary
Read by David Wales
Ralph Scott
This 1923 memoir of a World War I soldier (Royal Engineer and hand-to-hand combatant) is a well written much respected first-hand account of…
With The American Ambulance Field Service In France; Personal Letters Of A Driv…
Read by David Wales
Leslie Buswell
This 1915 publication collects letters written by a driver for the American ambulance service. The incidents they relate occurred before the…
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 22)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
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 Cellar-House of Pervyse
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Mairi Chisholm
Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker were two British nurses and ambulance drivers whose staggeringly heroic efforts during World War I saved co…
The Age of Elizabeth
Read by Pamela Nagami
Mandell Creighton
This short history by the eminent British historian, Mandell Creighton, places Elizabeth and her reign within the context of 16th century Eu…
The Romance Of Modern Sieges; Describing The Personal Adventures, Resource And …
Read by David Wales
Edward Gilliat
Lively narratives of some of the great siege battles of war. The book was written before World War I, in 1908. Some of the narratives contai…
Who Burnt Columbia?
Read by David Wales
Augustine T. Smythe
This LibriVox reading consists of selections from depositions in a lawsuit brought after the end of the American Civil War by some businessm…
The Story of Gladstone's Life
Read by Pamela Nagami
Justin Mccarthy
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four times Prime Minister of Great Britain, dominated the Liberal Party for thirty years, but ultimatel…
Daring Deeds of Famous Pirates
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Edward Keble Chatterton
Edward Chatterton, a prolific British author of maritime adventures, presents fascinating stories of pirates and their exploits from earlies…
Hospital Transports; A Memoir Of The Embarkation Of The Sick And Wounded From T…
Read by David Wales
Frederick Law Olmsted
In the American Civil War, The United States Sanitary Commission, staffed by volunteers, may be viewed as a precursor to The Red Cross. It s…
History of the Thirty Years War, Volume 5
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Friedrich Schiller
Volume 5 concludes the History of the Thirty Years War in Germany. [Note From the first PG etext of this work: Separate sources indicate th…
Unhappy Far-Off Things
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Lord Dunsany
Better known today for his influential fantasy writings, Lord Dunsany also wrote a number of sketches during World War One. This compilation…