War & Military Fiction
The Angels of Mons
Read by R. S. Steinberg
Arthur Machen
The Angels of Mons is a popular legend about a group of angels who supposedly protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at…
Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Robert Sidney Bowen
One of a series of youth-oriented adventure books set in contemporary WWII era, featuring fictional American flying ace, Dave Dawson. (Summa…
My Hunt After 'The Captain'
Read by David Wales
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Holmes describes his frantic search through Civil War torn landscapes for his wounded son, the future Supreme Court Justice. Originally publ…
Wounds In The Rain; War Stories
Read by David Wales
Stephen Crane
Eleven stories of war by the author of The Red Badge of Courage. Stephen Crane was an American author. He is recognized by modern critics …
Salammbô
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Gustave Flaubert
After completing the famous Mme Bovary, Flaubert put all his efforts into researching the Punic Wars and completed the lesser known Salammb&…
The Trenches
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Frederic Manning
LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of The Trenches by Frederic Manning. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 30, 201…
The Virginians
Read by Nick Bulka
William Makepeace Thackeray
It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up…
The World’s Story Volume IV: Greece and Rome
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Eva March Tappan
This is the fourth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March T…
Tom of the Raiders
Read by Brett W. Downey
Austin Bishop and William Henry Bishop
Young Adult historical fiction of a young man joining the Union Army and taking part in the Great Locomotive Chase. (Summary by Brett Downey…
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
Read by Peter Eastman
H. G. Wells
"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" is H. G. Wells' attempt to make sense of World War I. It begins with a lighthearted account of an …
Under Wellington’s Command
Read by Charles P. Sapp
G. A. Henty
Under Wellington's Command is the sequel to With Moore at Corunna. The book picks up where the last book left off when Portugal is freed fr…
Dodo Wonders
Read by CrowGirl
E. F. Benson
"Dodo Wonders" is the third and last of the "Dodo" novels by E.F. Benson, author of the "Mapp and Lucia" serie…
Miss Pim's Camouflage
Read by Grant Hurlock
Dorothy Tennant
Mid-WWI, staid Englishwoman Miss Perdita Pim suffers a sunstroke gardening & gains the power of invisibility. She becomes a super-secre…
The Belgian Twins
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Lucy Fitch Perkins
This story is based upon the experiences of two Belgian refugees in World War I. When their parents are marched of by Germans, Jan and Marie…
The Pilot
Read by Jim Locke
James Fenimore Cooper
The work, which was admired by Herman Melville and Joseph Conrad for its authentic portrayal of a seafaring life and takes place during the …
The Red Planet
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William John Locke
Set during WWI in England, The Red Planet is a rich tale about the life in a little English town from the point of view of Major Duncan Mere…
The World’s Story Volume V: Italy, France, Spain and Portugal
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Eva March Tappan
This is the fifth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…
Pierre and Luce
Read by Roger Melin
Romain Rolland
Pierre and Luce were an unlikely young pair who found themselves in the chaos of Paris during the war; Pierre, the shy, recently conscripted…
A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar
Read by R. S. Steinberg
George Bethune English
As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the…
Echoes of the War
Read by James E. Carson
J. M. Barrie
Short stories with dramatic parts about civilian life in London during the First World War. Some humorous moments. By the author of "Pe…