Dave Gillespie
12 books
War & Military
456
Jefferson Davis - Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward...
30 hours 15 minutes
War & Military
470
Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
This work is Edward Creasy's best known fundamental work of history. It describes in detail 15 battles of world history, beginning with the Battle of Marathon of 490 BC and ending with the Battle of Waterloo of 1815....
19 hours 25 minutes
History
508
Charles F. Horne - Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 1 of...
17 hours 53 minutes
History
578
Niccolò Machiavelli - Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 1
In «Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius», posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful lessons that could be learnt from the past for his present. As the title mentions, the...
5 hours 57 minutes
True Crime
498
Alexandre Dumas - Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 6: Part 2: The Man in the Iron Mask, Martin Guerre
Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crimes from European history. Includes The Man in the Iron Mask and Martin...
3 hours 56 minutes
Exploration
492
Rustichello da Pisa - Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East, volume 2
«Books of the Marvels of the World» or «Description of the World» (Divisament dou monde), also nicknamed «Il Milione» («The Million») or «Oriente Poliano», but commonly called «The Travels of Marco Polo», is a...
3 hours 33 minutes
War & Military
541
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Visit to Three Fronts: June 1916
In the course of May 1916, the Italian authorities expressed a desire that some independent observer from Great Britain should visit their lines and report his impressions. It was at the time when our brave and...
1 hour 35 minutes
