Autobiography: historical, political & military books

23603 books were found.

Acres Aweigh!

Acres Aweigh!

Author: Joe Abb Overby
ISBN: 9780982122389
Format: Paperback
$36.93

Those who see Naval Station Mayport as it is today may not realize that the property where they now stand once held...  Read More >>

And My Mother Danced with Chesty Puller: Adventures of a Marine in the Rear, to Combat in Vietnam

And My Mother Danced with Chesty Puller: Adventures...

Author: Bruce Hoffman
ISBN: 9781450209663
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Bruce Hoffman spent four years in the United States Marine Corps. Two of those years were spent in Vietnam and Okinawa....  Read More >>

A Boy in a Hurry for Manhood to Arrive

A Boy in a Hurry for Manhood to Arrive

Author: Steven E Weathers
ISBN: 9781450537582
Format: Paperback
$30.36

In search of my own brand of manhood, I quit school at age 17 and joined the Army. Being stationed in Okinawa working...  Read More >>

My Diary North and South, Volume 1

My Diary North and South, Volume 1

Author: William Howard Russell, Sir
ISBN: 9781145040649
Format: Paperback
$120.78

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters,...  Read More >>

Germany The Next Republic?

Germany The Next Republic?

Author: Joe Henry Mitchell ,  Carl W Ackerman
ISBN: 9781450560924
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Is Germany The Next Republic? Written by Carl Ackerman in 1917. Prepared for publication by Joe Henry Mitchell....  Read More >>

And My Mother Danced with Chesty Puller: Adventures of a Marine in the Rear, to Combat in Vietnam

And My Mother Danced with Chesty Puller: Adventures...

Author: Bruce Hoffman
ISBN: 9781450209687
Format: Hardback
$68.51

Bruce Hoffman spent four years in the United States Marine Corps. Two of those years were spent in Vietnam and Okinawa....  Read More >>

The Boy General: Story of the Life of Major-General George a Custer

The Boy General: Story of the Life of Major-General...

Author: Elizabeth B Custer
ISBN: 9781934941768
Format: Paperback
$31.65

General George Custer's life on the plains, from the end of the Civil War to the Battle of the Little Big Horn....  Read More >>

Up From Slavery: An Autobiography

Up From Slavery: An Autobiography

Author: Booker T Washington
ISBN: 9781450584555
Format: Paperback
$19.77

Born into slavery. First leader of the Tuskegee Institute. Political advisor to Presidents. This is his voice. This...  Read More >>

My Four Years in the Marines

My Four Years in the Marines

Author: Frank John Verkest
ISBN: 9781450020206
Format: Paperback
$42.21

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Letters Home: An American in China: 1939-1944

Letters Home: An American in China: 1939-1944

Author: John Hlavacek
ISBN: 9780981903453
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Immediately after graduating from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in June of 1939, John Hlavacek sailed...  Read More >>

Diapers on a Dateline: The Adventures of a United Press Family in India During the 1950s

Diapers on a Dateline: The Adventures of a United Press...

Author: Pegge Parker Hlavacek ,  Pegge Parker Hlavacek
ISBN: 9780981903446
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Pegge Mackiernan was a young widow and single mother of twins working as Vice Consul in the American Embassy in...  Read More >>

Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific

Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific...

Author: R V Burgin ,  William Marvel
ISBN: 9798200114993
Format: Audio
$44.85

An unforgettable narrative of a young Marine in combat, Islands of the Damned brings to life the hell that was...  Read More >>

Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific

Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific...

Author: R V Burgin ,  William Marvel
ISBN: 9798200115013
Format: Audio
$44.85

An unforgettable narrative of a young Marine in combat, Islands of the Damned brings to life the hell that was...  Read More >>

Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific

Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific...

Author: R V Burgin ,  William Marvel
ISBN: 9798200115006
Format: Audio
$44.85

An unforgettable narrative of a young Marine in combat, Islands of the Damned brings to life the hell that was...  Read More >>

John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy

John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American...

Author: Evan Thomas ,  Dan Cashman
ISBN: 9781616374785
Format: Mixed media product
$224.37

John Paul Jones, at sea and in the heat of battle, was the great American hero of the Age of Sail. He was to history...  Read More >>

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Author: Alexandre Dumas
ISBN: 9783867412025
Format: Paperback
$107.98

Wiederauflage der Biografie des legendaren franzosischen Kaisers Napoleon Bonaparte.  Read More >>

Red Sniper on the Eastern Front

Red Sniper on the Eastern Front

Author: Joseph Pilyushin
ISBN: 9786613901682
Format: Electronic book text
$69.54

Joseph Pilyushin, a top Red Army sniper in the ruthless fight against the Germans on the Eastern Front, was an exceptional...  Read More >>

Master of War: The Life of General George H. Thomas

Master of War: The Life of General George H. Thomas...

Author: Benson Bobrick
ISBN: 9780743290265
Format: Paperback
$44.88

From an acclaimed historian comes this biography of one of the most successful generals of the Civil War, George...  Read More >>

Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore

Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and...

Author: Wendy Moore
ISBN: 9780307383372
Format: Paperback
$39.60

A cinematic and thrilling true story exploring the life and catastrophic marriage of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess...  Read More >>

Angels and Ages: Lincoln, Darwin, and the Birth of the Modern Age

Angels and Ages: Lincoln, Darwin, and the Birth of the...

Author: Adam Gopnik
ISBN: 9780307455307
Format: Paperback
$39.60

In this bicentennial twin portrait of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, Gopnik shows how these two giants altered...  Read More >>

Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years

Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years

Author: Cari Beauchamp
ISBN: 9780307475220
Format: Paperback
$50.03

During Joseph P. Kennedys reign in Hollywood from 1926 to 1930, he changed the very nature of the business of moviemaking,...  Read More >>

The Loneliest Man in the World The Inside Story of the Thirty Year Imprisonment of Rudolf Hess

The Loneliest Man in the World The Inside Story of the...

Author: Eugene K Bird ,  Sam Sloan
ISBN: 9784871878807
Format: Paperback
$79.07

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So Many Goodbyes: Pearl Harbor was Only the Beginning

So Many Goodbyes: Pearl Harbor was Only the Beginning...

Author: James W Clark ,  Linda Caruthers
ISBN: 9781439235195
Format: Paperback
$44.85

Jimmie Clark joined the Navy in 1940. The 17 year old Iowa farm boy said goodbye to Ma, slopping pigs and digging...  Read More >>

Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power

Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power

Author: James McGrath Morris
ISBN: 9780060798697
Format: Hardback
$79.17

Like Alfred Nobel, Joseph Pulitzer is better known today for the prize that bears his name than his contribution...  Read More >>

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