Arthur: 6982 books

In this second edition of Arthur Keaveney's classic biography, a fresh generation of students, scholars and readers are introduced to one of the most pivotal figures in the outgoing Roman Empire. A definitive book in its field, this second edition is a must read. Completely rewritten and updated...

This is the first in a series of articles describing how J. Edgar Hoover inculcated, first the Bureau of Investigation and later the FBI with the notion that he alone would be the interpreter of the law and as such, he alone would determine what was right or wrong. Among the crimes this has...

A riveting firsthand account of training for—and surviving—air combat during World War I, by the author of No Parachute.   Thanks to a broken leg during flight school, Arthur Gould Lee gained valuable time flying trainers before he was posted in France during World War I. In November 1917 during...

This account of the Great War puts you right in the action—from one of the fighter pilots of the Royal Flying Corps. From the young airmen who took their frail machines high above the trenches of World War I and fought their foes in single combat, there emerged a renowned company of brilliant...

Best Selected Short Stories - 1 ----------------------------------------- Charles Dickens-The Signal Man Oscar Wilde-The Happy Prince H.G. Wells-The Magic Shop Washington Irving-Rip Van Winkle Charlotte Perkins Gilman-The Yellow Wallpaper Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-B24 Mary E. Wilkins Freeman-Ann Mary;...

Harry Arthur Gant lived at the intersection of the Old West and the New West. He was a cowboy in Colorado during the 1890s and a silent-film cameraman in Hollywood. He tells his story with a distinctive mix of Old West plain speaking and New West sophistication, with the rough edges left on. This memoir spans two of the most fascinating parts of America's past.

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos Originally published under the pseudonym “Platoon Commander” these excellent memoirs were written by the noted novelist Arthur F. H. Mills after his service in the British Expeditionary Force...

Captain Dugmore stands as a rather strange figure even in the mass of personalities that fought in the Great War: an artist of some standing, a writer, and traveller. When the war broke out in 1914, he visited Belgium as a private citizen; appalled by the damage that the Germans, who were overrunning...

Taken prisoner after the fall of Singapore in 1942, Arthur Godman spent the next three and a half years on the Burma-Siam railway, living in camps along the River Kwai. Like other POWs, he experienced disease and malnutrition and witnessed the painful deaths of many of his comrades. Yet somehow he...

This “gripping” history recounts the lives of American patriots who were a part of Arnold’s failed Canadian invasion during the Revolutionary War (Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty! The American Revolution).   Hundreds of men followed Col. Benedict Arnold in an expedition to capture Quebec...

Acclaimed historian Max Arthur pays tribute to the Royal Navy from 1914 to 1945. Drawing on the personal stories of those who have served during this period, he has created a unique narrative history of the senior service. FORGOTTEN VOICES: THE ROYAL NAVY is a memorable and moving testament...

TWO PLAYS ABOUT ISRAEL/PALESTINE Arthur Milners plays are always smart, engaging and contemporary. Milner is a man of his times who never talks down to his audience, even as he courts and incites strong reactions. We forgive him, though because he entertains us with clever and funny characters....

Arthur Tedder, who was knighted and raised to the peerage for his contributions to the Allied victory in World War II, served in the British air force in World War I and played an important role in professionalizing and organizing British air forces between the two world wars. During World War II...

CONTENTS   Introduction—"The Fascination of the Ghost Story"    Arthur B. Reeve The Apparition of Mrs. Veal    Daniel De Foe Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book    Montague Rhodes James The Haunted and the Haunters    Edward Bulwer-Lytton The Silent...