PDF Books in Military History
Following the Flag
by Charles Carleton CoffinFollowing the Flag is written by Charles Carleton Coffin, an American journalist, Civil War correspondent, author and politician. An injury might have stopped him from serving the army, but not his efforts to serve the country in the battle field. As mentioned by the author in his preface, this book might not be sufficient enough to give the mov..
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens Vol I of 2
by Hazard StevensThe Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens is the biography of the first Governor of Washington Territory written in two volumes by his son Hazard Stevens. Isaac Stevens was a brigadien general in the Union Army and he met his death in the Battle of Chantilly. Hazard Stevens has written this biography with collection of information from Steven's contempo..
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens Vol 2 of 2
by Hazard StevensThe Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens is the biography of the first Governor of Washington Territory written in two volumes by his son Hazard Stevens. While the first volume narrated the early life of Stevens, this second volume covers many battles won by the general and the milestones in his career and the brave death in his final battle field of C..
The Revolutions of Portugal
by Abbot De VertotThe Revolutions of Portugal is an unbiased historical account of the Portugal revolution written by Abbot De Vertot, who has also written many such works like The revolutions of Sweden, and The Revolutions of Rome. This historical work has been written unbiased with extracts collected from writing of several French, Spanish, Portuguese and..
War and Peace
by Graf Leo TolstoyWar and Peace written by Graf Leo Tolstoy is a longest novel, though the author himself does not consider it to be in the standards of Russian literature of a novel, but he considers his Anna Karenina as a novel written himself. War and Peace is the impact of French invasion of Russia and its impact on the society seen through five aristoc..
Anabasis
by XenophonAnabasis is historical text on written by Xenophon, a Greek soldier, historian and disciple of Socrates. Anabasis is a Greek term meaning an expedition from coastline to interior of a country, while katabasis is the vice versa of Anabasis. Anabasis is a historical account of a professional soldier who led Ten thousand army men against the Persia..
Andersonville - A Story of Rebel Military Prisons
by John McElroyAndersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons is the historical account of the exploration of the Confederate prisoner of war camp, written by the American Journalist and soldier John McElroy who was confined in the prison for fifteen months during the American civil war. His other notable works are The Red Acorn, The Economic Functions of Vice,..
De Bello Gallico and Other Commentaries
by Julius Caesar"De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries is the narrative of the historical Gallic Wars and The civil war written by Gaius Julius Caesar, who was a Roman general and Latin Prose writer. Though there are debates on his other writing, he has been attributed to the war narrative books such as On the Alexandrine War, On the African War, and On the His..