War Books

Integration of the Armed Forces

Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

The integration of the armed forces was a momentous event in our military and national history; it represented a milestone in the development of the armed forces and the fulfillment of the democratic ..

The House Behind the Cedars

Charles W. Chesnutt

The House Behind the Cedars is the first novel by American author Charles W. Chesnutt. It was published in 1900 by Houghton, Mifflin and Company. The story occurs in the southern American states of No..

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

The Crafts

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom is a written account by Ellen Craft and William Craft first published in 1860. Their book reached wide audiences in Great Britain and the United States and it repr..

Letters to Helen

Keith Henderson

Excerpts:These letters were never intended for publication. But when the pictures were brought back from France it was suggested that they should be reproduced, and a book evolved. Then a certain pers..

Peace Theories and the Balkan War

Norman Angell

Mr. Norman Angell's theory was one to enable the citizens of this country to sleep quietly, and to lull into false security the citizens of all great countries. That is undoubtedly the reason why he m..

Memoirs of a Cavalier

Daniel Defoe

Memoirs of a Cavalier is a work of historical fiction by Daniel Defoe, set during the Thirty Years' War and the English Civil Wars. The full title, which bore no date, was: Memoirs of a Cavalier; or A..

Lincoln's State of the Union address

Abraham Lincoln

The 1864 State of the Union Address was given by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. It was presented to the United States Congress on Tuesday, December 6, 1864. It was given rig..

Shock Absorber

E.G. von Wald

Shock Absorber is a short science fiction story written by E.G. von Wald which is dealing with war.He looked up again and quickly added, "Oh, of course there is a discipline of a sort, and in its own ..