Autobiography: historical, political & military books

23596 books were found.

Dead on a High Hill: Essays on War, Literature and Living, 2002-2012

Dead on a High Hill: Essays on War, Literature and Living,...

Author: W.D. Ehrhart
ISBN: 9780786470396
Format: Paperback
$43.95

A new collection of Bill Ehrhart's essays--25 of them, written between 2002 and 2012 on subjects ranging from the...  Read More >>

Die Jugend Caterina's de Medici

Die Jugend Caterina's de Medici

Author: Alfred Von Reumont
ISBN: 9783954547548
Format: Paperback
$213.58

"Die Geschichte, die der Autor, wie er selbst sagt, erzählen möchte, ist ""eine Geschichte aus den Tagen, in denen...  Read More >>

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert...

Author: Kai Bird ,  Martin J Sherwin
ISBN: 9781470824419
Format: Audio
$118.67

In this magisterial biography twenty-five years in the making and winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for biography,...  Read More >>

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming...

Author: Mark Mathabane ,  Mark Mathabane
ISBN: 9781455157235
Format: Audio
$324.72

"Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa's most desperate...  Read More >>

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming...

Author: Mark Mathabane ,  Mark Mathabane
ISBN: 9781455157242
Format: Audio
$92.27

"Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa's most desperate...  Read More >>

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming...

Author: Mark Mathabane ,  To Be Announced
ISBN: 9781455157259
Format: Audio
$118.67

"Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa's most desperate...  Read More >>

Socrates in 90 Minutes

Socrates in 90 Minutes

Author: Paul Strathern ,  Simon Vance
ISBN: 9781433267949
Format: Audio
$52.67

In Socrates in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Socrates' life and ideas and explains...  Read More >>

Glory Denied: The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War

Glory Denied: The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America's...

Author: Tom Philpott ,  John McCain
ISBN: 9780393342819
Format: Paperback
$27.95

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It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership (large print)

It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership (large print)...

Author: Colin L. Powell ,  Tony Koltz
ISBN: 9780062184061
Format: Paperback
$35.00

New York Times Bestselling Author Colin Powell, one of America’s most admired public figures, reveals the unique...  Read More >>

The Life Journey of a Missionary's Son

The Life Journey of a Missionary's Son

Author: Albert E Barnes
ISBN: 9781452552446
Format: Paperback
$36.93

This book covers a large variety of subjects, ranging from personal stories, to anecdotes of eight American presidents,...  Read More >>

The Easy Day Was Yesterday: The extreme life of an SAS soldier

The Easy Day Was Yesterday: The extreme life of an SAS...

Author: Paul Jordan
ISBN: 9781477499870
Format: Paperback
$39.57

From his cage in a putrid, overcrowded Indian gaol, Paul Jordan reflects on a life lived on the edge and curses...  Read More >>

Memoirs of Giambattista Scala

Memoirs of Giambattista Scala

Author: Packman and Robert Smith ,  Robert Smith
ISBN: 9780197262047
Format: Hardback
$174.24

"These memoirs of Giambattista Scala cover the time from 1852 to 1859 when he was a pioneer in the ""legitimate""...  Read More >>

Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism

Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American...

Author: Carl T. Bogus
ISBN: 9781596915800
Format: Hardback
$79.20

A groundbreaking biography of the man who created the formula for modern conservatism, and the story of how he built...  Read More >>

Final Victory: FDR's Remarkable World War II Presidential Campaign

Final Victory: FDR's Remarkable World War II Presidential...

Author: Director the Institute for the Arts and Humanities Stanley Weintraub (Pennsylvania State University) ,  Michael Kramer
ISBN: 9781455157402
Format: Downloadable audio file
$121.31

Preoccupied with the war and in declining health, FDR had to run a vigorous campaign for reelection in 1944. Stanley...  Read More >>

Abraham Lincoln: A Drama

Abraham Lincoln: A Drama

Author: John Drinkwater (University of Birmingham) ,  Arnold Bennett
ISBN: 9781477682678
Format: Paperback
$21.09

Secondly, my purpose is, again, that of the dramatist, not that of the political philosopher. The issue of secession...  Read More >>

The Knock at the Door: A Mother's Survival of the Armenian Genocide

The Knock at the Door: A Mother's Survival of the Armenian...

Author: Margaret Ahnert ,  Ahnert
ISBN: 9780825306839
Format: Paperback
$42.11

In 1915, Armenian Christians in Turkey were forced to convert to Islam, barred from speaking their language, and...  Read More >>

Final Victory

Final Victory

Author: Stanley Weintraub (Pennsylvania State University) ,  Michael Kramer
ISBN: 9781455157419
Format: Pre-recorded MP3 player
$145.17

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Warrior: Frank Sturgis---The Cia's #1 Assassin-Spy, Who Nearly Killed Castro But Was Ambushed by Watergate

Warrior: Frank Sturgis---The Cia's #1 Assassin-Spy,...

Author: Jim Hunt ,  Bob Risch
ISBN: 9780765328649
Format: Paperback
$50.13

"The press called him a ""real-life James Bond."" Fidel Castro called him ""the most dangerous CIA agent."" History...  Read More >>

Omar Bradley

Omar Bradley

Author: Steven J. Zaloga (Author) ,  Steve Noon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781849086608
Format: Paperback
$29.99

General Omar Bradley was the premier US Army tactical commander in the European Theatre of Operations in 1944-45....  Read More >>

Find a Place to Call Home: A Historical Nonfiction Novel

Find a Place to Call Home: A Historical Nonfiction Novel...

Author: Tibor Kamon
ISBN: 9781466925977
Format: Paperback
$39.60

I am a retired professional engineer. I am seventy-seven years old. My first attempt at literary work was translating...  Read More >>

It Must Not Be Forgotten: Memoirs of Pedro Baidarian - A Survivor of the Armenian Genocide

It Must Not Be Forgotten: Memoirs of Pedro Baidarian...

Author: Mariam Baidarian
ISBN: 9781477668986
Format: Paperback
$39.60

The massacre of Armenians by the Turks in 1915 as described by a survivor. Barbarianism, intolerance and bigotry...  Read More >>

Lazarus Rising

Lazarus Rising

Author: John Howard ,  John Howard
ISBN: 9781742853192
Format: Pre-recorded MP3 player
$409.17

John Howard is the second longest serving prime minister in Australia's history. His tenure lasted almost 12 years....  Read More >>

Two Americans

Two Americans

Author: William Lee Miller (University of Virginia) ,  Dick Hill
ISBN: 9781616571788
Format: Pre-recorded MP3 player
$197.97

William Lee Miller delves into the life stories of Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower in this fascinating account...  Read More >>

Find a Place to Call Home: A Historical Nonfiction Novel

Find a Place to Call Home: A Historical Nonfiction Novel...

Author: Tibor Kamon
ISBN: 9781466925960
Format: Hardback
$66.00

I am a retired professional engineer. I am seventy-seven years old. My first attempt at literary work was translating...  Read More >>

Boocoo Dinky Dow: My short, crazy Vietnam War

Boocoo Dinky Dow: My short, crazy Vietnam War

Author: Julie A Titone ,  Grady C Myers
ISBN: 9781467955683
Format: Paperback
$39.57

"Grady Myers was an artistic but aimless teenager in 1968, when, desperate for troops, the U.S. Army overlooked...  Read More >>

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