Mark Twain's 'Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc' is a fictionalized account of the life of the famous French heroine, presented as the memoirs of...
This volume, part of Plutarch's comprehensive 'Parallel Lives', focuses on the lives of two pairs of notable figures: Pericles and Fabius Maximus, and...
Commentaries on the Gallic War is a firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written by Julius Caesar. The book describes the battles and intrigues that...
This book, written by G.A. Henty, tells the story of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) from the perspective of a young Prussian soldier. The narrative...
This book follows the journey of Dick Mason as he joins the Union Army during the Civil War. Following the Union's defeat at Bull Run, the story shift...
Thucydides' *Histories* is a seminal work of ancient Greek history, focusing on the first twenty years of the Peloponnesian War, a conflict between At...
The book speculates about the future of war based on the new inventions used in World War I, such as armored tanks and poison gas. The story takes pla...
This book provides a historical overview of the life of Jeanne D'Arc, a young French peasant girl who led the French army to several victories during...
Young Carthaginian follows the story of a young boy named Hanno, who is thrust into the brutal world of the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage. The...
Charles Anderson Dana's "Recollections of the Civil War" offers a firsthand account of the conflict from the perspective of a key figure in the Union...
Alfred Thayer Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" examines the crucial role of naval power in shaping global events during the 17th and...
This book presents a collection of depositions from a lawsuit filed after the American Civil War regarding the controversial burning of Columbia, Sout...
The Cyropaedia is a historical work written by Xenophon, an Athenian general and historian, which presents a fictionalized account of the life and edu...
Thucydides' Histories is a seminal work of historiography that recounts the first 20 years of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. Written...
This work presents General William Tecumseh Sherman's reflections on his experiences and observations during the American Civil War. It offers insight...
This book delves into the dramatic and often personal stories of sieges throughout history, from ancient times to the early 20th century. It examines...
McClellan's Own Story provides a first-hand account of General George B. McClellan's experiences as the commander of the Army of the Potomac during th...
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall's 'Story of Napoleon' delves into the life of one of history's most significant figures. Beginning with his humble origin...
This book chronicles the daring act of Naval Constructor Richmond Pearson Hobson during the Spanish-American War. He devised and led the mission to sc...
The Book of Joshua, a central text within the Hebrew Bible, narrates the story of the Israelites' conquest of the land of Canaan under the leadership...
In "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius", Niccolò Machiavelli analyzes the first ten books of Livy's history of Rome, extracting lessons on...
Niccolò Machiavelli's *Discourses on Livy* is a profound examination of the Roman Republic, particularly the first decade of Livy's *Ab urbe condita*....
Niccolò Machiavelli's "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius" is a seminal work of political theory that examines the rise and fall of the Ro...
This book presents a collection of military stratagems from Greek and Roman history, as well as an official report on the state of the aqueducts of Ro...
