War & Military

Selections from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War - Herman Melville
Time02:24:22
Selections from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War - Herman Melville
Single author / War & Military
An Apache Campaign In The Sierra Madre - John Gregory Bourke
Time02:20:24
An Apache Campaign In The Sierra Madre - John Gregory Bourke
War & Military / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (19th C)
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat - Alexandre Dumas
Time01:33:27
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat - Alexandre Dumas
War & Military / True Crime
The Age of Elizabeth - Mandell Creighton
Time07:35:32
The Age of Elizabeth - Mandell Creighton
War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Literary Criticism
Untimely Papers - Randolph Silliman BOURNE
Time05:05:51
Untimely Papers - Randolph Silliman BOURNE
War & Military / Essays & Short Works / Political Science
A Visit to Three Fronts: June 1916 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Time01:35:47
A Visit to Three Fronts: June 1916 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
War & Military
The Roman Empire of the Second Century: Or, The Age of the Antonines - William Wolfe CAPES
Time07:12:50
The Roman Empire of the Second Century: Or, The Age of the Antonines - William Wolfe CAPES
War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
Army Life in a Black Regiment - Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Time8:39:54
Army Life in a Black Regiment - Thomas Wentworth Higginson
War & Military / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Memoirs
The Aeroplane in War - Claude Grahame-White
Time06:58:22
The Aeroplane in War - Claude Grahame-White
War & Military / Transportation
Mazarin - Arthur HASSALL
Time06:11:37
Mazarin - Arthur HASSALL
War & Military
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart (version 2) - Alexandre Dumas
Time06:24:18
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart (version 2) - Alexandre Dumas
War & Military / Biography & Autobiography
The Emancipation Proclamation - Abraham Lincoln
Time00:07:33
The Emancipation Proclamation - Abraham Lincoln
War & Military / Law / Political Science
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 - Leander Stillwell
Time11:02:00
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 - Leander Stillwell
War & Military / Memoirs / Modern (19th C)
A Minor War History - Martin Alonzo Haynes
Time07:15:39
A Minor War History - Martin Alonzo Haynes
War & Military / Memoirs
The Fireside Chats - Franklin D. ROOSEVELT
Time09:02:37
The Fireside Chats - Franklin D. ROOSEVELT
War & Military / Modern (20th C)
The Central Period of the Middle Age 918-1273 - Beatrice A. LEES
Time08:18:09
The Central Period of the Middle Age 918-1273 - Beatrice A. LEES
War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States : part I - Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron v
Time3:06:59
Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States : part I - Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron v
*Non-fiction / War & Military
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1897 - 1900) - William McKinley
Time08:27:51
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1897 - 1900) - William McKinley
War & Military
The Korean War: Brief Histories - Various
Time05:30:39
The Korean War: Brief Histories - Various
War & Military
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1909 - 1912) - William Howard Taft
Time09:01:42
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1909 - 1912) - William Howard Taft
War & Military
Fourteen Months in American Bastiles - Francis Key HOWARD
Time3:21:00
Fourteen Months in American Bastiles - Francis Key HOWARD
War & Military / Memoirs / Modern (19th C)
The World’s Story Volume VI: Russia, Austria-Hungary, the Balkan States and Turkey - Eva March Tappan
Time16:37:19
The World’s Story Volume VI: Russia, Austria-Hungary, the Balkan States and Turkey - Eva March Tappan
Historical Fiction / War & Military Fiction / War & Military
Our Army at the Front - Heywood BROUN
Time06:38:02
Our Army at the Front - Heywood BROUN
War & Military / Modern (20th C)
Queen Elizabeth - Mandell Creighton
Time08:54:57
Queen Elizabeth - Mandell Creighton
War & Military
The English Restoration and Louis XIV: From the Peace of Westphalia to the Peace of Nimwegen - Osmund AIRY
Time09:19:28
The English Restoration and Louis XIV: From the Peace of Westphalia to the Peace of Nimwegen - Osmund AIRY
War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
War - Pierre Loti
Time5:23:27
War - Pierre Loti
War & Military / History / Memoirs
Sherman’s Military Lessons Of The American Civil War, From His Memoirs - William Tecumseh SHERMAN
Time01:11:48
Sherman’s Military Lessons Of The American Civil War, From His Memoirs - William Tecumseh SHERMAN
War & Military
Loss of the Sultana - Chester D. BERRY
Time12:26:53
Loss of the Sultana - Chester D. BERRY
War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Modern (19th C)
The Sword of Deborah - F. Tennyson Jesse
Time02:26:24
The Sword of Deborah - F. Tennyson Jesse
War & Military
Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409 - Oscar Browning
Time06:43:26
Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409 - Oscar Browning
War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
Military literature is a genre of literature that deals with military themes and experiences. It encompasses a wide range of literary works, including novels, memoirs, biographies, histories, and essays. Military literature often explores themes such as war, battle, strategy, leadership, courage, sacrifice, and patriotism.

The genre can be traced back to ancient times, with works such as Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Julius Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War. However, it gained popularity in the 20th century with the two World Wars and the rise of military conflicts around the world.

Military literature is often written by those who have served in the military or have had close connections to the military. These writers draw on their personal experiences to provide insight into the realities of war and its impact on individuals and society.

The genre also includes fictional works that use military themes as a backdrop for exploring broader human experiences. For example, Joseph Heller's Catch-22 satirizes the absurdity of war and bureaucracy, while Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried examines the psychological effects of war on soldiers.

Overall, military literature offers readers a window into the complex and often brutal world of warfare, as well as the human experiences that surround it.