Autobiography: historical, political & military books

An epistolary memoir ruminating on Jewish identity, heroism, history, and inspiration.  Read More >>

A prominent insider's view of British naval shipbuilding in World War 2.  Read More >>

Nothing in life is impossible provided you never lose sight of your goal and are willing to be flexible at all times...  Read More >>

After more than twenty years in the Secret Service, Ron Williams has a lot of stories. Five Point Star: My Life...  Read More >>

Growing up on a hard-working farm in the fifties, Julie and her siblings know the power of sticking together. Through...  Read More >>

Follow George Greig as he joins the army at the age of 16, to the moment, 27 years later, that he reluctantly decided...  Read More >>

What would the war do without me? We March at Midnight is award-winning author Ray McPadden's chronicle of his...  Read More >>

A first-hand account, Nothing Is Impossible tells the stories of heroes, known and unknown, who achieved political...  Read More >>

A guide to losing weight - and keeping it off - as well as improving health, from someone who has done both.  Read More >>

The author of ""Craig & Fred"" describes how his devoted canine companion and he visited Maine State Prison to work...  Read More >>

One woman's amazing journey from American tourist to presidential advisor in former Soviet Republic of Georgia....  Read More >>

This book contains the stories of two World War II veterans. Keep 'Em Flying As a Crew Chief in the Army Air Corps,...  Read More >>

More than three million men served in the American Civil War. In Yours Affectionately, Osgood, editors Sarah Tracy...  Read More >>

The private Civil War journals of Franklin Archibald Dick, a St Louis attorney and brother-in-law of Union Major...  Read More >>

The diaries of the last British Governor, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover In June 1992 Chris...  Read More >>

Growing up on a hard-working farm in the fifties, Julie and her siblings know the power of sticking together. Through...  Read More >>

A firsthand account of the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests and the infamous Chicago 7 trial by one...  Read More >>

He had been, Krüger realised, 'the typical child of innocuous Germans who were never Nazis, and without whom the...  Read More >>

New in paperback - The personal reminiscences of Luftwaffe veterans and original documents and images give a unique...  Read More >>

Shortlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2022 for Nature Writing - Highly Commended Winner for the...  Read More >>

John F. Kennedy was one of the most influential presidents in United States history. This biography book...  Read More >>

D-Day, June 6, 1944-a day never to be forgotten. More than 156,000 troops crossed the English Channel from England...  Read More >>

A memoir like no other; an international quest and love story about a woman and a boat, written in prose that is...  Read More >>

When T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom first appeared in 1922 it was immediately recognized as a literary...  Read More >>

When T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom first appeared in 1922 it was immediately recognized as a literary...  Read More >>