True stories Books

This book is a biography of General Henry Ronald MacIver, a Scottish adventurer who fought in wars and revolutions all over the world in the late 19th century. The book covers his exploits in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, as well as his career...

Les mémoires du général français Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, également connu sous le titre de duc de nombreuses terres, qui réfléchit sur ses expériences de guerre et sur des aspects de l'amour, y compris sa propre relation avec sa femme. Il décrit également...

A fascinating account of the military life of Prince Eugene of Savoy, one of the great generals of the 18th century. Readers will be captivated by Engene's exploits on the battlefield and his contributions to the political and military history of his era...

This book is a comprehensive guide to the police and crimes of 18th-century London. It includes detailed descriptions of the various police forces in the city, as well as information on the different types of crimes and criminals they dealt with. The...

Join Thomas Baldock on a journey through the Mediterranean and beyond as he serves aboard Her Majesty's steam ship the Medea. With vivid descriptions of the places visited and the challenges faced, this memoir offers a unique glimpse into the everyday...

A collection of official bulletins and notices issued by the Bavarian police department in the early 1900s. Unique insights into the inner workings of the department and crime in the region at the time.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

Eine Biografie des Generals Freiherrn von Thielmann, der eine bedeutende Rolle in den Kriegsjahren 1806 bis 1815 spielte. Der Autor spürt den vielen Facetten des Lebens des Generals nach und zeichnet ein Bild von der Zeit, in der er lebte.This work has...

Meticulously researched and expertly written, this biography of Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and times of this influential military commander. From his early years as a cadet to his role as a key figure in...

In this memoir, Count John Arrivabenetr recounts his life experiences, from his childhood to his time serving in the military. Accompanied by notes from Count C. Arrivabene, this book offers a personal and insightful look into the life of an Italian...

This gripping true crime account chronicles the dramatic international manhunt for Jacques Licco Adutt, an accused forger who fled to the United States. John Carl Richberg expertly navigates legal and political complexities to tell the story of a case...

In this gripping work of political conspiracy, Flavius Josephus Van Vorhis exposes the dark underbelly of the American financial system. Drawing on extensive documentary evidence, Van Vorhis lays out a shocking web of corruption and deceit involving some...

This memoir chronicles the life of the renowned Admiral Sir Henry Ducie Chads, including his impressive naval career and personal relationships. Readers will gain insight into the daily life and challenges faced by a high-ranking officer in the Royal...

This book provides an in-depth look at the life and military career of General Richard Montgomery, a prominent figure in the American Revolutionary War. It includes biographical information about Montgomery's early years, his service in the British Army,...

100 years of Colonial Rule in British India 1850-1947 through the personal stories of one family. Caught in two World Wars, pre Mutiny skirmishes, and the Great Sepoy Rebellion the true saga of lives not so "pukkha" as might be supposed. Hugh Rose's...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE PECORDS?This book is a TRUE mystery of a missing family, the Pecords, who vanished from their home on a Friday evening in early fall of 1959.  It is not a CRIME STORY; it may turn out to be one, but not at this time. ...

"James Ray's debut in the film, The Secret, thrust him into the spotlight. . . appearances on Oprah and Larry King Live... 'Tragedy in Sedona' is a behind the scenes look at the rise and fall of the James Ray Empire, through the eyes of an ultimately...

Over the years, I have reviewed and edited many types of writing, as well as written many articles for papers and magazines. Creating a Story Line and maintaining a continuing sense of continuity throughout can be a difficult dilemma. However, some...

A gripping and true diary account of a British P.O.W. in World War IISR384, BU-A "Able" took off from Oulton shortly before midnight on 24th May 1944 and flew under radio silence at a height of 2,700m between Antwerp and Amsterdam. Shortly after midnight...

In 1885 the editor of the Pall Mall Gazette published an account of a girl of thirteen being sold by her mother to a brothel, where her virginity would be highly prized. The editor was W T Stead, and his audacious scoop was telegraphed around the world...

Raymond Hamilton, a pal of Bonnie and Clyde was one of the best-known desperadoes of the 1930s. Many thought he was more deadly and dangerous than his counterpart, Clyde Barrow. His 1934 escape from the Texas State Prison in Huntsville, Texas, made the...

Miguel Antonio Otero served as the first Hispanic governor of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico, from 1897 to 1906. He was appointed to the office by President William McKinley. Long after his retirement from politics, Governor Otero wrote and published...

Thomas E. Ketchum, better known as "Black Jack" Ketchum, at six foot two inches tall with dark skin and black hair and described as having a "wonderful physique," never became one of those folklore desperados whose violent and lawless ways were burnished...

The long march to LucknowThis is an excellent account of the Indian Mutiny as experienced by an officer of the Rifle Brigade who served with Havelock's Allahabad Moveable Column in 1857 on its march to Lucknow and in which he was closely associated with...

A classic account of the Fusiliers on Campaign by a soldier authorThere was a time when Timothy Gowing's book about his campaigns with the 7th-The Royal Fusiliers-made him one of the most well known 'other ranks' authors in Victorian England. He not only...

Troopers in green on the veldtAfter a period of service in West Africa, the author of this interesting book, finding himself at a loose end, decided to enlist as a policeman in South Africa. Much to his annoyance, and that of many of his fellow recruits,...

A British infantry officer of Wellington's ArmyHarry Ross-Lewin is yet another of that small band of British soldiers of the Napoleonic era who wrote a memoir of his military service and in so doing left for posterity an invaluable volume of source...

Britain's 'Knights of the Air' over the TrenchesThis is the story of a famous squadron of the Royal Flying Corps-later the RAF-during the Great War on the Western Front. At the outbreak of war there were just four British squadrons on active service and...

A soldiers view of war against Kafirs and ZulusThe author of this book was a young officer of the Somerset Light Infantry despatched to South Africa in the mid-Victorian period as part of the Queen Empress' red-coated forces that extended and maintained...

Moving backwards from the murders thirty-one men committed, through their adult lives, relationship histories, and their childhoods, David Adams sought to understand what motivated these men to kill. The patterns he found reveal that the murders were...

On March 27, 1950, the author turned 17; ten days later he enlisted in the U.S. Army. During his training in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, he first learned of the "police action" in Korea, and like many others he volunteered for duty there. His biggest fear...

Holding the 10 cc vial marked "testosterona" carefully in my hand, I stuck my needle into the soft rubber stopper, flipped the vial upside-down, and drew out 2 cc of oil. I pulled the needle out and tapped the side of the syringe to bring most of the air...

From the dense woods of the Appalachian Mountains comes this true tale of deception, murder, and greed in a tiny West Virginia town. M. M. Stoddart returns to the scene of the decades-old murders of Glenn Roberts and his teenaged son, Timothy, to conduct...

In 1943 with World War II in full swing, 18 year-old Ed Hogan volunteered for the U.S. Army qualifying for an elite paratrooper division. A Dogface's War recollects his memorable journey from his hometown of Detroit, Michigan through several U.S. Army...

This woman is a hunter. Murderers are her prey. She's a small-town mother of two, a one-time waitress who dared to become a cop on the toughest turf of all: the crime-ridden streets of New York City. Opera is her pleasure, her family is her pride and...

Yannis Perdikis was born in Pireaus, Greece in 1920. He is a graduate of the Thessaloniki University Law School and of the Political School of the Panteios University in Athens. During the occupation of Greece by the Nazis 1941 1944, he joined the...

Just A Regular Guy is the story of Charlie Morris, growing up in Northern Ohio with the simple ambition to join the Navy, learn a trade, and raise a family in typical Midwest middle class fashion. His life took an abrupt turn when, in 1971 while serving...

The keen eye and lively narrative skills demonstrated by Chuck Bernstein in his bird watching studies provide a vivid picture of war seen from the ground and below ground (foxhole) level. He leaves high-level questions of strategy to armchair generals as...

Firings from the Fox Hole, takes you on a written, chronological journey through some of the darkest days of World War II. A young infantryman, Bronze Star Medallist, Angelo A. DiLisio, becomes the war's most prolific letter writer, as he uses the medium...

If you liked Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation, you will love On Falcons' Wings.Author John Scharfen tells the inspirational, heroic, sometimes humorous stories of American men and women living in an Air Force retired officer community. There are...

If the fates had been just a shade different, we might all be flying to-and-from Cullerton International instead of O'Hare International.This is the incredible story of Bill Cullerton, a leading United States Army Air Force ace in World War Two. Few...

'That damn war," my mother wailed between sobs. My brother, Steve, died on the streets of Fargo, North Dakota nearly 30 years to the day he enlisted into the Army and went to Vietnam. He left us only with questions about our failure to help him and why...