Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The boys' war The boys' war Murphy, Jim Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War. OL15825515W
Los forzados de marina en la España del siglo XVIII (1700-1775) Los forzados de marina en la España del siglo XVIII (1700-1775) Manuel Martínez Martínez Tras la Guerra de Sucesión, la marina española quedó reducida a la mínima expresión. La seguridad de las comunicaciones entre la península y las Indias, se vio amenazada por el acoso de las armadas d… OL16129594W
Arms and the university Arms and the university Donald Alexander Downs "Alienation between the U.S. military and society has grown in recent decades. Such alienation is unhealthy, as it threatens both sufficient civilian control of the military and the long-standing ide… OL16134578W
Platoon leaders class, U.S. Marine corps reserve Platoon leaders class, U.S. Marine corps reserve United States. Marine Corps "This pamphlet has been especially prepared to answer the questions which will probably cross the minds of a young man who is contemplating becoming affiliated with the Marine Corps Reserve. The 45 q… OL24975304W
Storming the heavens Storming the heavens Antonio Santosuosso "In the closing years of the third century B.C., the ancient world watched as the Roman armies maintained clear superiority over all they surveyed. But Rome also faced an internal situation that enda… OL2639070W
'I'r Fyddin Fechgyn Gwalia!' 'I'r Fyddin Fechgyn Gwalia!' Clive Hughes "North-west Wales was an area steeped in Welsh culture and tradition in August 1914. Industries such as seamanship and quarrying were practised, but the agricultural year was the greatest influence o… OL27704667W
Lost Battalions Lost Battalions Richard Slotkin Constructed as a military history of two American army regiments of World War I, Slotkin's narrative functions as an inquiry into the soldiers'racial and ethnic backgrounds. Both units were raised in… OL464108W
Hitler's foreign divisions Hitler's foreign divisions Chris Bishop The divisions of the Waffen-SS were the elite of Hitler's armies in World War II, but some of the most fanatical of these were not even German. SS: Hitler's Foreign Divisions is an in-depth examinati… OL5721771W
They went into the fight cheering! They went into the fight cheering! Walter Carrington Hilderman "This book discusses the day-to-day operation of the Confederate conscription process in North Carolina during the Civil War"--Provided by publisher. OL5835802W
Life in the French Foreign Legion Life in the French Foreign Legion Evan McGorman A thorough account from a man who actually enlisted for a term in the French Foreign Legion and lived to tell about it. The book is a heavily detailed account on joining the world's most legendary ar… OL8341567W
Militarization, Democracy, and Development Militarization, Democracy, and Development Kirk S. Bowman "Do Third World countries benefit from having large militaries, or does this impede their development? In the face of conflicting evidence from prior quantitative research and case studies, Kirk Bowm… OL9232990W
The English aristocracy at war The English aristocracy at war David Simpkin A new appraisal of the military careers and activities of soldiers from elite medieval families. In 1277, the recently-crowned king of England, Edward I, invaded Wales with a small army. Most of h… OL9791920W