True stories Books

Découvrez les souvenirs du Maréchal de France Blaise de Montluc, rédigés par ses propres soins et édité par F. de Rémond. Une plongée passionnante dans la vie d'un des plus célèbres maréchaux de France.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

In this collection of memoirs, William Guise Tucker provides a firsthand account of his experiences as a chaplain in the Royal Navy during the 19th century. He describes life on board ships during times of peace and war, and the challenges and rewards of...

A short biography of Grenville M. Dodge, a Civil War general and railroad executive. The book covers Dodge's early life, his military career, and his contributions to the building of the transcontinental railroad. This work has been selected by scholars...

Eine autobiografische Erzählung über das Leben und die Erfahrungen des bekannten Generals und Feldmarschalls Graf Alfred von Waldersee während seiner Karriere.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the...

This journal provides a unique and personal account of Sally Wister's experiences with the Continental Army during the American Revolution. As a Quaker maiden, her observations of the soldiers and their conduct provide a rare glimpse into the lives of...

This tribute to David du Bose Gaillard, the chief engineer behind the construction of the Panama Canal, chronicles his life and work. From his early days as a military engineer to his leadership role in the Panama Canal project, Gaillard's story is one...

Este libro es una biografía detallada del honorable almirante Pascual Cervera y Topete, uno de los héroes navales de España en la Guerra Hispanoamericana de 1898. Risco explora la vida y carrera de este personaje histórico, desde sus primeros días como...

Dans ce livre, l'auteur, médecin légiste, décrit les différents types de criminalité en France et en Italie au XIXe siècle. L'ouvrage inclut des analyses médicolégales détaillées de cas précis, tel que l'affaire de Joseph Vacher, considéré comme l'un des...

In 'Report of the Case of Geo. C. Hersey,' George Canning Hersey provides a detailed account of a notorious murder trial that took place in Massachusetts in the mid-19th century. He presents the legal arguments, witness testimony, and other evidence in a...

An inspiring tale of courage and sacrifice. This book tells the story of four brothers who served in the British Army during World War I and the hardships they faced on the battlefields of France. Written by the survivor, Thomas Fernyhough, the memoirs...

This intriguing book offers a detailed look at the life and times of Major-General Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor, a prominent military leader of the 19th century. With a special emphasis on his opinions and beliefs, it provides a unique view into the...

This rare and valuable account of a 19th-century murder trial provides a fascinating insight into the workings of the criminal justice system in Georgian England. The book includes verbatim transcripts of witness testimony, cross-examinations, and the...

Christian Longo.Jeremy Bryan Jones.Joel Patrick Courtney.Patrick Wayne Kearney.Russell Obremski.Robert Spangler.Gabriel Morris.Killers all.Veteran author Elizabeth Engstrom dives into the horrific stories of these seven serial killers, along with a...

Boobie Boys : Miami’s Urban Chronicles Volume II, an urban literary fiction which portrays a biopic of career criminals in the drug trade set in the international city of Miami. Neighborhood friends are enticed by the lore of money and power to...

On a Sunday night during Homecoming weekend in 1999, Neenef Odah lured his ex-girlfriend, Maggie Wardle, to his dorm room at Kalamazoo College and killed her at close range with a shotgun before killing himself. In the wake of this tragedy, the community...

"Thou shalt not kill" is arguably the most basic moral and legal principle in any society. Yet while some killers are pilloried and punished, others are absolved and acquitted, and still others are lauded and lionized. Why? The traditional...

Despite the literary outpouring on the life of Robert E. Lee, the southern chieftain remains an enigma. The existing scholarship is so voluminous, complex, and contradictory that it is difficult to penetrate the inner Lee and appreciate him as a general...

From the author of the New York Times bestselling book and hit HBO series BOARDWALK EMPIRE comes the forgotten story of the legendary Clarence Darrow, America's most famous criminal trial lawyer, and the charges that threatened...

Some men panic in the face of war, others embrace its horrific challenges. But none embraced war as ferociously or with as much cold calculation as William Tecumseh Sherman. It was Sherman who both articulated and practiced the relentless scorched-earth...

A gripping and revelatory account of Winston Churchill's first military campaign

"We rode powerful beast's into battle, with a rumbel and roar that is hard to forget, it taks you with it and the buzz never goes away!""As I was to find out once Vietnam runs her exotic fingers thru your soul you are never the same...

Con la pasión y la minuciosidad que lo caracteriza, el periodista Jorge Ramos nos cuenta los detalles de esta desgarradora tragedia, a la vez que busca comprender cómo algo tan inhumano puede suceder en pleno siglo XXI.

    For more than eighty years, the famous unsolved murder of William Desmond Taylor, the legendary bisexual film director, has generated debate and controversy.  Now, best-selling author Charles Higham has solved the crime...

In August 1998, thirteen year-old Patricia Baron was illegally taken out of her village in Zambia, Africa.  She had been brought to the United Kingdom by William Hall and Innocentia Lewis (Chirwa) for cheap labour and kept there while her family was...

A personal depiction of life in Poland set against the Nazi and Soviet takeovers of Europe and their cataclysmic aftermaths. It is the compelling memoir of Alexander Kimel, taking him from a shtetl in the Polish Ukraine to a Nazi ghetto to liberation. It...

A Date with Suicide is a heartfelt attempt to tell the stories of veterans who have struggled at the edges of life and death. D Paul Fleming courageously dives into his own trials and tribulations as a Disabled veteran and walks readers down a path away...

Mildred May Robinson suffered from undiagnosed, untreated mental illness after her birth mother did something horrible to her when she was an infant. Rescued and loved by her adoptive family, Mildred lived an idyllic childhood until she married at...

After years of flirting in the baseball dugout of their small South Dakota town, denying to friends and family anything beyond a friendship, Amber-now home from her college study abroad in Mexico-and Blake-newly committed to military service-reunite, and...

What Really Happened on January 6th?When I was a history teacher, I taught that the most trustworthy historical records are primary source documents, written at the time of the events, especially from firsthand witnesses. Then in 2020, I kinda snapped...

One thing you can say about military life is that it is different. Here one day, half-way around the world the next. So, you do get to travel, maybe not first class... but travel.Sometimes the duty is hard, sometimes not so much. My biggest learning...

My name is Sharol Mason. My autobiography will walk you through my life from infancy to retirement. Due to COVID-19 and retiring simultaneously, time was on my side. I will give updates on COVID-19 as it affected our and many others' lives during the...

A father takes full custody of his children and not too long after, they are thrown into a life of drugs, sexual abuse and trauma. Once they think they've been saved, foster care is no better. They spend the better part of their lives trying to survive...

By Sled Dog For Byrd, first published in 1931, is an exciting account of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928-30. Author John O'Brien was a member of the geological party led by Laurence Gould, and took part in a grueling 1,600 mile dog-sled journey...

When John had a splitting headache and couldn't catch his breath a few days before Christmas 2020, he never imagined the intense health issues he'd endure through COVID-19 and beyond.The impact of COVID-19 remains far-reaching, even years after the...

Step into the extraordinary life of Frank Rostron, the world-renowned bespoke shirtmaker turned multimillionaire entrepreneur, in The Life and Crimes of Frank Rostron. This captivating true story takes you from humble beginnings in England's...

Humble Servant II is the second part to Humble Servant. After the Thunderdome concert, which was held to promote United Blood Cuzzins corporation, Roland Blake was shot three times in the chest in the parking lot. After Joshua Humble shot and killed the...

BECAUSE EVEN SHADOWS SHINE WITH DISTINCTION DESPITE THE DARKNESS!Shadow: a dark shape produced by coming between rays of light; it is something hovering close to oppression, sadness, and gloom; an inseparable companion who follows and observes someone...

Desde tiempos inmemoriales el arte reflejó el tamaño del pene como algo representativo de fecundación y no de belleza, por lo que generalmente se exageraba su tamaño a la hora de reproducirlo en piedras y otros materiales. Sin...

They were some of the coldest, most savage crimes in the entire history of the United States; murder, rape, assault and burglary. Victims were tracked and stalked; the violations committed against them vicious and merciless. Men, women, children; none...