War Books
Abraham Lincoln - The People's Leader in the Struggle for National Existence
George Haven PutnamThe twelfth of February, 1909, was the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. In New York, as in other cities and towns throughout the Union, the day was devoted to commemoration exerc..
Banzai! by Parabellum
Ferdinand Heinrich GrautoffFerdinand Heinrich Grautoff (1871-1935) was a German historian, newspaper editor and writer, known in English for two pseudonymous works of fiction. Every American familiar with the modern intern..
The Scottish Chiefs
Jane PorterThe Scottish Chiefs is an adventure novel about William Wallace, one of the most popular books ever written by Jane Porter. The French version was even banned by Napoleon, and the book has remained ve..
The Red Acorn
John McElroyThe Red Acorn is written by John McElroy was an American printer, soldier, journalist and author, known mainly for writing the novel The Red Acorn and the four-volume Andersonville: A Story of Rebel M..
Woyzeck
Georg BüchnerWoyzeck is a drama written by Georg Büchner, a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of ..
The World Set Free
H. G. WellsThe World Set Free is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. The book is based on a prediction of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort of weapon than the world has yet see..
Andersonville - A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
John McElroyAndersonville : a story of Rebel military prisons, fifteen months a guest of the so-called southern confederacy : a private soldier's experience in Richmond, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Blackshea..
Little Wars
H. G. WellsLittle Wars is a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers, written by English novelist H. G. Wells in 1913. The book, which had a full title of Little Wars: a game for boys from twelve years of age ..