Autobiography: historical, political & military books

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Letters and Dispatches 1924-1944: The Man Who Saved Over 100,000 Jews, Centennial Edition

Letters and Dispatches 1924-1944: The Man Who Saved...

Author: Raoul Wallenberg
ISBN: 9781611453812
Format: Paperback
$52.67

An extraordinarily thorough collection of the Swedish diplomat's last writings and dispatches before his tragic......  Read More >>

Our Fight

Our Fight

Author: Alvah Cecil Bessie ,  Albert Prago
ISBN: 9780853457251
Format: Hardback
$198.00

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Solomon

Solomon

Author: Steven Weitzman (Stanford University)
ISBN: 9781283057899
Format: Electronic book text
$132.00

Tradition has it that King Solomon knew everything there was to know--the mysteries of nature, of love, of God himself--but...  Read More >>

Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist...

Author: Eric L Haney ,  Robertson Dean
ISBN: 9781441782359
Format: Audio
$79.07

Delta Force is the US Army's most elite top-secret strike force, but you won't hear about their heroics on CNN....  Read More >>

100 Miles to Freedom: The Epic Story of the Rescue of Santo Tomas and the Liberation of Manila: 1943-1945

100 Miles to Freedom: The Epic Story of the Rescue of...

Author: Robert B. Holland
ISBN: 9781596527751
Format: Paperback
$34.99

In100 Miles to Freedom,U.S. Marine Bob Holland tells the story of the release of 3,700 American civilian prisoners...  Read More >>

With the Somersets in Afghanistan: The Recollections of an Officer of H. M. 40th Regiment During the First Afghan War 1838-42

With the Somersets in Afghanistan: The Recollections...

Author: John Martin Bladen Neill
ISBN: 9780857064899
Format: Hardback
$49.16

The road back to the Afghan capital after disaster The writer of this vital first hand account of the First Afghan...  Read More >>

Napoleon's Marshals: Twenty-Six Military Commanders of the First Empire

Napoleon's Marshals: Twenty-Six Military Commanders...

Author: R P Dunn-Pattison
ISBN: 9780857065193
Format: Hardback
$54.34

The careers of the first men of the First Empire The rank of Marshal of France was the highest military rank within...  Read More >>

With Them Goes Light Bobbee: A First Hand Account of the Indian Mutiny of 1857, by a Junior Officer of the 52nd Light Infantry

With Them Goes Light Bobbee: A First Hand Account of...

Author: Reginald G Wilberforce
ISBN: 9780857065155
Format: Hardback
$43.99

Hard fighting with the Light Infantry at Delhi The author of this book, a young ensign aged just nineteen years...  Read More >>

A Man Who Made a Difference: The Life of DAVID H. SCULL

A Man Who Made a Difference: The Life of DAVID H. SCULL...

Author: Charles E Fager
ISBN: 9781460976104
Format: Paperback
$39.47

David H. Scull (1914-1983) left his mark on the history of his time in many ways: * By his courageous stands for...  Read More >>

When the Somme Ran Red: The Experiences of an Officer of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry During the First World War

When the Somme Ran Red: The Experiences of an Officer...

Author: Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore
ISBN: 9780857065056
Format: Hardback
$46.58

The 'Tykes' of the light infantry during the Great War This book was written during wartime by a gassed British...  Read More >>

Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II Memories of the Only Negro Infantry Division to Fight in Europe During World War

Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II...

Author: Ivan J Houston ,  Gordon Cohn
ISBN: 9781936236404
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Ours was the only Negro division to fight as a unit in Europe during World War II --Author's note (p. xi)  Read More >>

I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual: A Memoir of Nazi Terror

I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual: A Memoir of Nazi...

Author: Pierre Seel
ISBN: 9786613261199
Format: Electronic book text
$84.43

A new edition of Pierre Seels moving testimony of deportation for homosexualitya classic of Holocaust literature...  Read More >>

George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I

George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and...

Author: Miranda Carter
ISBN: 9781400079124
Format: Paperback
$50.16

In the years before World War I, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V, Kaiser...  Read More >>

Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer

Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer

Author: Fred Kaplan ,  Dan John Miller
ISBN: 9781455805600
Format: Audio
$52.77

Since Abraham Lincoln, no president has written his own words and addressed his audience with equal and enduring...  Read More >>

Lover, Soldier, Reprobate

Lover, Soldier, Reprobate

Author: Alexander Devolpi
ISBN: 9781460904022
Format: Paperback
$66.00

Five wives (at least), up to 13 military conflicts, eight children (at the very least). Lover, Soldier, Reprobate...  Read More >>

Sacred Ties: From West Point Brothers to Battlefield Rivals: A True Story of the Civil War

Sacred Ties: From West Point Brothers to Battlefield...

Author: Tom Carhart
ISBN: 9780425239100
Format: Paperback
$42.24

Carhart reveals the gripping story of six West Point graduates--including George Armstrong Custer--who fought each...  Read More >>

Spoken from the Heart

Spoken from the Heart

Author: Bush
ISBN: 9781439155219
Format: Paperback
$47.52

In this brave, beautiful, and deeply personal memoir, Bush, one of America's most beloved and private first ladies,...  Read More >>

Forgotten Fatherland: The True Story of Nietzsche's Sister and Her Lost Aryan Colony

Forgotten Fatherland: The True Story of Nietzsche's...

Author: Ben Macintyre
ISBN: 9780307886446
Format: Paperback
$39.60

"From the bestselling author of ""Operation Mincemeat"" and ""Agent Zigzag"" comes the fascinating story of Elisabeth...  Read More >>

William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary

William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary

Author: E.P. Thompson ,  Peter Linebaugh
ISBN: 9781604862430
Format: Paperback
$59.99

William Morris-the great 19th-century craftsman, designer, poet and writer-remains a monumental figure whose influence...  Read More >>

Frank McKenna: Beyond Politics

Frank McKenna: Beyond Politics

Author: Harvey Sawler ,  The Right Honourable Paul Martin, PC, CC
ISBN: 9781553655930
Format: Paperback
$60.59

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Great Lives from History: Jewish Americans-Volume 1

Great Lives from History: Jewish Americans-Volume 1...

Author: Professor Rafael Medoff
ISBN: 9781587657429
Format: Hardback
$326.70

The stories of over 650 fascinating individuals of Jewish heritage are told in this unique four-volume set. Coverage...  Read More >>

I Visited Heaven, But Lived in Hell: A Wounded Warrior, A Failed Life

I Visited Heaven, But Lived in Hell: A Wounded Warrior,...

Author: Nelson Peregoy
ISBN: 9781936539123
Format: Paperback
$39.57

Follow the life of Nelson Bennett as he goes from very successful salesman to highly decorated Army combat pilot...  Read More >>

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