Autobiography: historical, political & military books

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They Shall Not Have Me the Capture Forced Labor and Escape of a French Prisoner of War

They Shall Not Have Me the Capture Forced Labor and...

Author: Jean Helion
ISBN: 9781296580759
Format: Hardback
$76.43

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; Or, the Escape of William and Ellen Craft from Slavery

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; Or, the Escape...

Author: William Craft
ISBN: 9781296553111
Format: Hardback
$43.86

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

Francotirador

Francotirador

Author: Chris Kyle ,  Ricardo Cardenas
ISBN: 9781681419756
Format: Audio
$131.97

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of the deadliest sniper in American military history.  Read More >>

Going Commando

Going Commando

Author: Mark Time
ISBN: 9781784186449
Format: Paperback
$23.26

At 16, Mark Time wants to become either a geologist or a Royal Marines Commando. Knowing his weak body will have...  Read More >>

Conduct Unbecoming: A Memoir

Conduct Unbecoming: A Memoir

Author: Desmond O'Malley
ISBN: 9780717168309
Format: Paperback
$41.37

Candid, combative and entertaining, Conduct Unbecoming is a compelling account of an extraordinary career.  Read More >>

And The Dawn Cane Up Like Thunder

And The Dawn Cane Up Like Thunder

Author: Leo Rawlings
ISBN: 9781905802944
Format: Paperback
$64.69

Leo Rawling was an ordinary soldier captured by the Japanese in 1942. His story is told in his own pictures and...  Read More >>

In My Father's Footsteps: A Story of Father and Son Aviators

In My Father's Footsteps: A Story of Father and Son...

Author: John C Leslie Jr ,  John C Leslie Sr
ISBN: 9781517062828
Format: Paperback
$47.49

This is a story of a son's journey in his father's footsteps as a Naval Aviator, including aerial combat in World...  Read More >>

When Europe Was a Prison Camp: Father and Son Memoirs, 1940-1941

When Europe Was a Prison Camp: Father and Son Memoirs,...

Author: Otto Schrag ,  Peter Schrag (c/o Trident Media Group LLC)
ISBN: 9780253017697
Format: Hardback
$62.95

Yet, the danger and suffering, the comradeship and betrayal, the naïve hopes and cynical despair of those in prison...  Read More >>

More Cloak Than Dagger: One Woman's Career in Secret Intelligence

More Cloak Than Dagger: One Woman's Career in Secret...

Author: Molly J. Sasson
ISBN: 9781925138726
Format: Paperback
$41.40

More Cloak than Dagger: One Womans Career in Secret Intelligence is the remarkable autobiography of Molly J. Sasson...  Read More >>

The Tears of Olive Trees

The Tears of Olive Trees

Author: Abdulkarim Al Makadma ,  Bastian Wid
ISBN: 9780692506714
Format: Hardback
$56.93

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Beyond No Mean Soldier: The Explosive Recollections of a Former Special Forces Operator

Beyond No Mean Soldier: The Explosive Recollections...

Author: Peter McAleese
ISBN: 9781910294017
Format: Paperback
$49.99

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A Memoir of the Missile Age: One Man's Journey

A Memoir of the Missile Age: One Man's Journey

Author: Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev
ISBN: 9780817914752
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev was an eyewitness to history as he saw the arms race accelerating at an absurd and inexplicable...  Read More >>

Tea on the Great Wall: An American Girl in War-Torn China

Tea on the Great Wall: An American Girl in War-Torn...

Author: Patricia Luce Chapman
ISBN: 9789888273003
Format: Paperback
$52.67

“Shirley Temple” in Wonderland meets Chinese opium addicts, Nazis, and Japanese bayonets—Tea on the Great Wall is...  Read More >>

Politics and Power in 20th-Century Japan: The Reminiscences of Miyazawa Kiichi

Politics and Power in 20th-Century Japan: The Reminiscences...

Author: Timothy S. George ,  Mikuriya Takashi (Open University of Japan, Japan)
ISBN: 9781472526632
Format: Hardback
$260.00

Miyazawa Kiichi played a leading role in Japan's government and politics from 1942 until 2003, during which time...  Read More >>

When We Were Young and Foolish: A memoir of my misguided youth with Tony Abbott, Bob Carr, Malcolm Turnbull & other reprobates

When We Were Young and Foolish: A memoir of my misguided...

Author: Greg Sheridan
ISBN: 9781760113391
Format: Paperback
$39.99

An extraordinary look at the formative years of some of our most prominent and influential politicians.  Read More >>

A Memoir of the Missile Age: One Man's Journey

A Memoir of the Missile Age: One Man's Journey

Author: Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev
ISBN: 9780817914745
Format: Hardback
$65.87

Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev was an eyewitness to the arms race accelerating at an absurd and inexplicable pace. His...  Read More >>

Farm-Boy to Fighter Pilot

Farm-Boy to Fighter Pilot

Author: Colonel Hank Lackey
ISBN: 9781498444729
Format: Hardback
$50.46

At age eight, God gave Colonel Lackey a vision of being a fighter pilot. Later, a photo of General Douglas McArthur...  Read More >>

Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin: With His Essays And Will

Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin: With His Essays...

Author: Benjamin Franklin
ISBN: 9781340559694
Format: Hardback
$79.07

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

The Rise of Marco Rubio

The Rise of Marco Rubio

Author: Manuel Roig-Franzia
ISBN: 9781451675467
Format: Paperback
$44.88

Profiles the Senator and rising star in the Republican Party, from his humble roots as the son of immigrants to...  Read More >>

The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland

The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland

Author: Amy Klobuchar
ISBN: 9781627794176
Format: Hardback
$84.48

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Special Relationships

Special Relationships

Author: Brandon ,  Henry Brandon
ISBN: 9781501131011
Format: Paperback
$71.25

For four decades, Brandon was the London Sunday Times's correspondent in Washington, D.C. He became the most influential...  Read More >>

The Life Stories: Pregnant Women at Sea

The Life Stories: Pregnant Women at Sea

Author: Nhan Thieu Nguyen ,  Nam Thanh Nguyen
ISBN: 9781631357350
Format: Paperback
$17.36

The life stories to be told reflect the total panorama of the Vietnamese people and its author. This book was written...  Read More >>

12 Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup

12 Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup

Author: Solomon Northup
ISBN: 9781516984756
Format: Paperback
$23.63

"12 Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup by Solomon Northup - A Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington...  Read More >>

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