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The Art of War
Sun Tzu
5 days •
ⓘ 500 BC • An ancient Chinese military treatise looked upon as a definitive work on strategy and tactics. It has influenced military thinking worldwide.
In the Midst of Life
Ambrose Bierce
26 days •
ⓘ 1892 • A collection of short stories about soliders and civilians during the American Civil War.
One of Ours
Willa Cather
53 days •
ⓘ 1922 • Denied his chance at university, Claude is called back to his father's successful farm and he is soon married. Both come to be prisons for him, until an overseas adventure gives him a sense of purpose.
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
89 days •
ⓘ 1885 • An autobiography focusing on Grant's military career during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. Published posthumously by Mark Twain.
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
23 days •
ⓘ 1895 • Henry Fleming runs off to join the Civil War, but soon finds himself running away from the fight. Shamed, he seeks to redeem himself with a mark of bravery.
The Return of the Soldier
Rebecca West
10 days •
ⓘ 1918 • Captain Chris Baldry returns from the shells and trenches of WWI traumatized, straining his family’s ties and challenging his cousin Jenny.
A Son at the Front
Edith Wharton
34 days •
ⓘ 1923 • Wharton's partially autobiographical book on the devastation of WWI behind the lines.
The Spy
James Fenimore Cooper
49 days •
ⓘ 1821 • In the midst of the American Revolution, the rebels hunt down a suspected British spy who has escaped capture twice. But not all is as it seems.
Under Fire
Henri Barbusse
36 days •
ⓘ 1916 • One of the first novels to be published about WWI. Based upon the author's experience as a French soldier on the western front of the war, it's a gritty realistic depiction of war.
A Voice from Harper's Ferry
Osborne Perry Anderson
7 days •
ⓘ 1859 • A firsthand account of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry - a turning point in the fight against slavery - by the only surviving black combatant.
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