Autobiography: historical, political & military books

23597 books were found.

Brooklyn Stories

Brooklyn Stories

Author: Donald J Cole
ISBN: 9780967917344
Format: Paperback
$44.75

A hilarious tale of kids growing up in Brooklyn, New York in the War years of the 1940's and into the Post War 1950's....  Read More >>

One Man's War Story

One Man's War Story

Author: Charles Neighbor
ISBN: 9780988935174
Format: Paperback
$25.85

This is the fascinating true story of a small town boy from Kansas who is drafted into the United States Army at...  Read More >>

God, Bombs, Sex & Nam: Based on the Diary of a 20-Year-Old Navy Enlisted Man During the Vietnam Air War 1967

God, Bombs, Sex & Nam: Based on the Diary of a 20-Year-Old...

Author: Gerald Maclennon ,  Gerald Maclennon
ISBN: 9781484157695
Format: Paperback
$42.19

GOD, BOMBS, SEX & NAM (GBS&N) is a raw, unrepentant account of the Vietnam Air War. The 20-year-old author calls...  Read More >>

One Man's War Story

One Man's War Story

Author: Charles Neighbor
ISBN: 9780988935181
Format: Hardback
$38.79

This is the fascinating true story of a small town boy from Kansas who is drafted into the United States Army at...  Read More >>

Damn Few: Making the Modern Seal Warrior

Damn Few: Making the Modern Seal Warrior

Author: Rorke Denver ,  Rorke Denver
ISBN: 9781480568808
Format: Pre-recorded MP3 player
$158.37

With all the SEALs' recent successes, we have been getting a level of attention we are not used to. It's been flattering...  Read More >>

Custer

Custer

Author: Larry McMurtry
ISBN: 9781451626216
Format: Paperback
$52.80

"This lavishly illustrated volume reassesses and celebrates the life and legacy of the West's most legendary figure,...  Read More >>

The Day Kennedy Was Shot

The Day Kennedy Was Shot

Author: Jim Bishop
ISBN: 9780062290595
Format: Paperback
$44.85

Respected journalist and historian Jim Bishop re-creates, in hourly segments, that tragic day, November 22, 1963,...  Read More >>

The Longer I'm Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006-

The Longer I'm Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada,...

Author: Paul Wells
ISBN: 9780307361325
Format: Hardback
$84.48

WINNER 2014 Ottawa Book Award for Non-Fiction The definitive portrait of Stephen Harper in power by this country...  Read More >>

Smokey Joe & the General

Smokey Joe & the General

Author: Anne Kazel-Wilcox ,  Edward L Rowny
ISBN: 9781493538423
Format: Paperback
$89.63

Smokey Joe and the General is a combination of my autobiography and a biography of my first boss John Elliott Wood....  Read More >>

Thomas and Mina: Unauthorized Biography

Thomas and Mina: Unauthorized Biography

Author: Thomas Lee Howell, Sir
ISBN: 9781493554270
Format: Paperback
$20.99

THOMAS AND MINA 1885-1931 Period Piece THOMAS EDISON marries his second wife MINA MILLER who is half his age in...  Read More >>

Studies in Intelligence: Journal of the American Intelligence Professional, Unclassified Articles from Studies in Intelligence, V. 57, No. 3 (September 2013)

Studies in Intelligence: Journal of the American Intelligence...

Author: Center for the Study of Intelligence (U S ) ,  Andres Vaart
ISBN: 9780160921698
Format: Paperback
$23.76

This issue contains two articles about the intelligence analysis of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation....  Read More >>

Atmakatha : Ramprasad Bismil

Atmakatha : Ramprasad Bismil

Author: Ramprasad 'Bismil'
ISBN: 9789350483398
Format: Book
$42.21

आत्मकथा-रामप्रसाद बिस्मिल अंतिम समय निकट है। दो फाँसी की सजाएँ सिर पर झूल रही हैं। पुलिस को साधारण जीवन में और समाचार-पत्रों...  Read More >>

The Longest Rescue: The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson

The Longest Rescue: The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW...

Author: Glenn Robins ,  Bud Day
ISBN: 9780813143231
Format: Hardback
$92.40

Robinson, Glenn Robins tells Robinson's story using an array of sources, including declassified U.S. military documents,...  Read More >>

Genius in the Shadows: A Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb

Genius in the Shadows: A Biography of Leo Szilard, the...

Author: William Lanouette ,  Bela Silard
ISBN: 9781626360235
Format: Paperback
$29.99

"Well-known names such as Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, J Robert Oppenheimer, and Edward Teller are usually those...  Read More >>

Reluctant Hero: A 9/11 Survivor Speaks Out About That Unthinkable Day, What He's Learned, How He's Struggled, and What No One Should Ever Forget

Reluctant Hero: A 9/11 Survivor Speaks Out About That...

Author: Michael Benfante ,  Dave Hollander
ISBN: 9781620872024
Format: Paperback
$27.99

After nearly 10 years of conflicted silence, a celebrated 9/11 survivor describes what it was like for him living...  Read More >>

Mr. President: George Washington and the Making of the Nation's Highest Office

Mr. President: George Washington and the Making of the...

Author: Harlow Giles Unger ,  Robertson Dean
ISBN: 9781482930399
Format: Audio
$79.07

In this startling, action-filled drama, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals one of the most significant...  Read More >>

Lily's Own: Stories of a Childhood

Lily's Own: Stories of a Childhood

Author: Nadine Pedron
ISBN: 9780989068222
Format: Paperback
$31.68

Lily is ornery, all right-and real stubborn. According to the Texas relatives she is not-one-lick like any of the...  Read More >>

A Naval Signalman During World War II

A Naval Signalman During World War II

Author: Bruce Martindale
ISBN: 9781625106445
Format: Paperback
$29.01

The plan was for the marines to be inland by the second day, but they were still in the process of trying to get...  Read More >>

Diary of a Farmer's Daughter

Diary of a Farmer's Daughter

Author: Olga Onyschuk-Coleman-Doughty
ISBN: 9781460222973
Format: Paperback
$31.65

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Soldiers' Angel on Watch: Volume 2: Memoirs and Travels of a Country Parson Into War Zones

Soldiers' Angel on Watch: Volume 2: Memoirs and Travels...

Author: Bro Mike
ISBN: 9781627725613
Format: Paperback
$73.79

I read it as a tribute to our nation's greatest resource: her sons and daughters. For supporting them as he did,...  Read More >>

Taken: How Friendship Saved a Man from Slavery

Taken: How Friendship Saved a Man from Slavery

Author: John Radanovich
ISBN: 9780615897790
Format: Paperback
$18.45

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Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River in Louisiana.

Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup,...

Author: Solomon Northup
ISBN: 9781492980476
Format: Paperback
$35.64

Published in 1855, these are the memoirs of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was captured in Washington City...  Read More >>

Twenty-Three Days at Sea: A Sailor's Story

Twenty-Three Days at Sea: A Sailor's Story

Author: David Banagis
ISBN: 9781458211163
Format: Paperback
$23.73

My story is of the inherent drama and humor that is common to military service wherever it occurs. I am not a hero,...  Read More >>

Soldiers' Angel on Watch: Volume 2: Memoirs and Travels of a Country Parson Into War Zones

Soldiers' Angel on Watch: Volume 2: Memoirs and Travels...

Author: Bro Mike
ISBN: 9781629070384
Format: Hardback
$86.99

I read it as a tribute to our nation's greatest resource: her sons and daughters. For supporting them as he did,...  Read More >>

Twenty-Three Days at Sea: A Sailor's Story

Twenty-Three Days at Sea: A Sailor's Story

Author: David Banagis
ISBN: 9781458211156
Format: Hardback
$52.55

My story is of the inherent drama and humor that is common to military service wherever it occurs. I am not a hero,...  Read More >>

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