Norma Kent of the WACS

Young woman's adventure and growth in the Women's Army Corps during WWII

History & war   909 reading

Pushbutton War

Exploration of automated warfare's ethical and strategic implications

History & war   893 reading

Captain Lucy in France

Young girl embarks on espionage adventures in wartime France

History & war   873 reading

Coming Home1916

Exploring emotional aftermath of Irish family during 1916 Easter Rising

History & war   841 reading

A Yankee Girl at Shiloh

Young girl experiences Civil War's impact, growth amidst historical conflict

History & war   835 reading

Old Mortality, Volume 1.

Struggles during Scottish Covenanters' rebellion in the 17th century

History & war   821 reading

The Forge in the ForestBeing the Narrative of the Acadian Ranger, Jean de Mer, Seigneur de Briart; and How He Crossed the Black Abbé; and of His Adventures in a Strange Fellowship

Acadian ranger Jean de Mer's adventures against the Black Abbé and strange alliances

History & war   813 reading

The Cloister and the Hearth

Medieval adventure of love, conflict, and family separation

Love Story   806 reading

The Grandissimes

A multigenerational saga of race, class, and family in early 19th-century New Orleans

Love Story   804 reading

How The Redoubt Was Taken1896

Boys' adventure tale of bravery during a military siege

History & war   793 reading