War & Military
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George Barton - Angels of the Battlefield
«Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War» chronicles the compassionate services of these dedicated women during the bitter and bloody U.S. Civil War. These...
12 hours 55 minutes
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433
Bartolomé Mitre - Emancipation of South America
THREE great names stand forth conspicuous in the annals of America, those of Washington, Bolívar, San Martin. Of Washington, the great leader of the Democracy of the North; of Bolívar and of San Martin, who were the...
16 hours 45 minutes
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562
Louise Creighton - Life of Edward the Black Prince
Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England. He commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Crécy and, skillfully deploying his troops, defeated a much larger French force at the...
5 hours 46 minutes
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William Wolfe Capes - Roman Empire of the Second Century: Or, The Age of the Antonines
This short overview of the Roman Empire from AD 96-180 opens as the murderers of Domitian raise to power the wise old senator, Nerva. Ignoring assassination rumors, his successor, the brave soldier Trajan, «went about...
7 hours 12 minutes
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Lionel Allshorn - Stupor Mundi: The Life and Times of Frederick II Emperor of the Romans King of Sicily and Jerusalem 1194-1250
Frederick II (1194-1250), under whose reign the Holy Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent, was called by his contemporaries «Stupor Mundi,» the «astonishment of the world.» Frequently at war with the...
8 hours 13 minutes
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Tickner Edwardes - With The Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt
Throughout the First World War, members of the Royal Army Medical Corps provided constant support for British and Allied military troops whether they were fighting on the frontline or engaged in other operations...
11 hours 4 minutes
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Justin McCarthy - History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume I
An engaging history of Great Britain in the heyday of Queen Victoria and of her empire by the liberal Irish Member of Parliament, Justin McCarthy. He brings us the larger than life personalities of the day, Victoria...
12 hours 28 minutes
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William C. Everhart - Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi
In the American Civil War, the Vicksburg campaign (December 1862-July 1863) was a pivotal victory for the Union under the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, who as a result was promoted by President Lincoln to command...
15 minutes
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Causes Of The American Civil War: Secession Statements Of Five Confederate States (South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi)
Some of the states who rebelled against the Federal Government in the American Civil War issued statements by nascent governing bodies explaining why they were attempting to leave. Here are the statements, published...
1 hour 4 minutes
