Autobiography: historical, political & military books

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The Quiet Hero: The Untold Medal of Honor Story of George E. Wahlen at the Battle for Iwo Jima

The Quiet Hero: The Untold Medal of Honor Story of George...

Author: Gary W Toyn ,  Bob Dole
ISBN: 9780979689635
Format: Paperback
$50.03

This powerful story documents the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of extraordinary Navy corpsman George...  Read More >>

Emmanuel Burden

Emmanuel Burden

Author: Hilaire Belloc
ISBN: 9781602068803
Format: Paperback
$68.51

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Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention

Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide...

Author: Facing History and Ourselves
ISBN: 9780983787020
Format: Paperback
$36.83

Facing History and Ourselves introduces its first book in the Making History Series. Created for classroom use,...  Read More >>

A Glowing Dream: A Memoir

A Glowing Dream: A Memoir

Author: Roland Penner ,  Howard Pawley
ISBN: 9781897289198
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Filled with fascinating, personal anecdotes and peopled with colourful characters from Winnipeg's past, Roland Penner's...  Read More >>

Living Politics

Living Politics

Author: Margaret Reynolds
ISBN: 9780702234385
Format: Paperback
$34.95

Shows how activism has been a natural part of the author's life - from teaching children with disabilities to experiencing...  Read More >>

The Highway War: A Marine Company Commander in Iraq

The Highway War: A Marine Company Commander in Iraq...

Author: Seth W. B. Folsom
ISBN: 9781597971065
Format: Paperback
$52.67

A compelling Iraq War memoir of then-Capt. Seth Folsom, commanding officer of Delta Company, First Light Armored...  Read More >>

One Man's West

One Man's West

Author: David Lavender ,  David G. Lavender
ISBN: 9780803260306
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Presents the author's ode to his days on the Continental Divide and the story of his experiences making a living...  Read More >>

An Airman's Wife: A True Story of Lovers Separated by War

An Airman's Wife: A True Story of Lovers Separated by...

Author: Aimee McHardy ,  Barry M. Marsden
ISBN: 9781904943945
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Aimee McHardy and her fighter pilot lover William Bond enjoyed a passionate life together long before they were...  Read More >>

My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams

My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams...

Author: Margaret A. Hogan ,  C. James Taylor
ISBN: 9780674026063
Format: Hardback
$92.40

A collection of letters that help readers experience the founding of a nation and the partnership of two individuals,...  Read More >>

Special Agent, Vietnam: A Naval Intelligence Memoir

Special Agent, Vietnam: A Naval Intelligence Memoir...

Author: Douglass H. Hubbard
ISBN: 9781597971041
Format: Paperback
$47.39

Relates the story of a highly dedicated and professional group of men who served voluntarily as officers, enlisted...  Read More >>

To the Limits of Endurance: An Irishman's War

To the Limits of Endurance: An Irishman's War

Author: Jack Harte ,  Sandra Mara
ISBN: 9781905483273
Format: Paperback
$71.15

Revealing World War II memoir of Jack Harte, who ran away from home to join the British army with just a penny in...  Read More >>

Beyond the White House

Beyond the White House

Author: Professor Jimmy Carter
ISBN: 9781410402707
Format: Hardback
$84.35

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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years

Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years...

Author: Carl Sandburg ,  Edward C Goodman
ISBN: 9781402742880
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Originally published in six volumes, Sandburg's Abraham Lincoln was called the greatest historical biography of...  Read More >>

Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson

Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary...

Author: Mary Rowlandson
ISBN: 9781595478108
Format: Paperback
$26.37

Mary (White) Rowlandson was a colonial American woman who was captured during an attack by Native Americans during...  Read More >>

Wozu Soll Das Schlechte Leben Ntzen

Wozu Soll Das Schlechte Leben Ntzen

Author: Hans Gerd Krasemann
ISBN: 9783833491627
Format: Paperback
$60.46

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The Authentic Confucius: A Life of Thought and Politics

The Authentic Confucius: A Life of Thought and Politics...

Author: Annping Chin
ISBN: 9780743246187
Format: Hardback
$68.64

"""The Authentic Confucius,"" a culmination of years of research, is a masterful account of the political life and...  Read More >>

To D-Day and Back: Adventures with the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment and Life as a World War II POW: a Memoir

To D-Day and Back: Adventures with the 507th Parachute...

Author: Bob Bearden
ISBN: 9780760332580
Format: Hardback
$71.15

Bob Bearden was seventeen when he enlisted in Texas, given a Lee-Enfield rifle and sent to fight at Normandy after...  Read More >>

Educating Darfur Refugees: A Jesuit's Efforts in Chad

Educating Darfur Refugees: A Jesuit's Efforts in Chad...

Author: Patrick Samway, S.J.
ISBN: 9781589661578
Format: Hardback
$57.95

As a result of the genocide in Darfur, many people have been forced to flee Sudan and seek refuge in desert camps...  Read More >>

No Strength to Forget: Survival in the Ukraine, 1914-1944

No Strength to Forget: Survival in the Ukraine, 1914-1944...

Author: Laizer Blitt
ISBN: 9780853036968
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Relates the struggle for survival of the author's family in the direst of circumstances. In a world of legalized...  Read More >>

An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba

An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba

Author: Ruth Behar ,  Humberto Mayol
ISBN: 9780813541891
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Yiddish-speaking Jews thought Cuba was supposed to be a mere layover on the journey to the United States when they...  Read More >>

Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon, 1710-1715: The Bastards Triumphant

Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon, 1710-1715: The Bastards...

Author: Lucy Norton ,  Lucy Norton
ISBN: 9781933698151
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Saint Simon kept a journal during the 30 plus years he was a peer at the French court. He spent his retirement writing...  Read More >>

Off I Went into the Wild Blue Yonder

Off I Went into the Wild Blue Yonder

Author: John Knudsen
ISBN: 9781589804944
Format: Hardback
$65.87

One Army Air Corps soldiers ordeals during World War II. Written in the personable voice of someone reflecting honestly...  Read More >>

Escape from Archangel: An American Merchant Seaman at War

Escape from Archangel: An American Merchant Seaman at...

Author: Thomas E Simmons
ISBN: 9786613282460
Format: Electronic book text
$79.20

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The Soldier's Pen: Firsthand Impressions of the Civil War

The Soldier's Pen: Firsthand Impressions of the Civil...

Author: Robert E Bonner ,  James G Basker
ISBN: 9780809087433
Format: Paperback
$47.52

They are all infantrymen; none were commissioned officers. One is a German-speaking artist whose sole record is...  Read More >>

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