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This is the classic book on war as we know it. During his long life, Basil H. Liddell Hart was considered one of the world’s foremost military thinkers—a man generally regarded as the “Clausewitz of the 20th century.” Strategy is a seminal work of military history and theory, a perfect companion...

A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Rowena Akinyemi. England in 1647: King Charles is in prison, and Cromwell's men are fighting the King's men. These are dangerous times for everybody. The four Beverley children have no parents; their mother is dead...

With the goal of a regime-change the Central Intelligence Agency believed that with Gearys insertion as a senior officer in the countrys military establishment he would be well placed to act as a CIA NOC a spy with no official cover. His mission was to covertly provide intelligence gathered through...

To Napoleon's troops, the sharp shooters of the 95th (Rifle) Regiment were 'the rascals in green', famed throughout Europe for their bravery, skill, and dash. Kincaid's Adventures in the Rifle Brigade was the first book to be published by a veteran, recounting the amazing escapades of this legendary...

The Warren Wagon Train raid, also known as the Salt Creek Prairie massacre, occurred on May 18, 1871. Indian warriors destroyed the corn supplies, and killed and mutilated seven of the 12 wagoneer's bodies as well as their mules. Three Kiowa chiefs were identified and arrested. Two of the three were...

[Includes 59 photos/illustrations and 30 maps] The hedgerow country of northwestern France-the Bocage presented a trying challenge to the U.S. Army in 1944. During the Normandy invasion, U.S. forces faced a stubborn German Army defending from an extensive network of small fields surrounded by living...

"Held by Chinese Brigands" is one of the more popular adventure stories for boys in the genre of imperial fiction popular at the time of publishing in 1921. The setting is South China and the action follows the adventures of the British heroes Frank Armitage and Sir Thomas Armitage...

I know a lonely grave far north in Saskatchewan. It lies on a high bank, facing a small lake, under a cluster of old jack-pines. There is no cross on that grave, neither is there a name. Four logs, nailed in a square and half-buried in the grey moss, mark the spot where fifteen years ago two old Indians,...

In the early twentieth century, an ambitious entrepreneur named Edward Stratemeyer revolutionized the publishing industry with the creation of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which focused on developing action-adventure series targeted at young boys and girls. "The Outdoor Chums," which follows a pair of...

Beginning in the late 1800s, a group called the Stratemeyer Syndicate emerged as a publishing powerhouse in the then-burgeoning field of juvenile fiction. The Outdoor Chums series comprised some of the publisher's most popular titles. In this tale, the Chums set off for a fishing trip -- only to encounter a mysterious figure who throws their plans for outdoor fun off track.

Cause of delay in equipment—Fittings of the 'Fox'—Volunteers for Arctic service—Assistance from public departments—Reflections upon the undertaking—Instructions and departure—Orkneys and Greenland—Fine Arctic scenery—Danish establishments in Greenland—Frederickshaab, in Davis' Straits....