Subject Index - History
Titles K-R
This is list of all the history book and audiobook
reviews, with titles starting with the letters
K-R, located on LPR. These titles are listed alphabetically by title.
History K-R
- Land Girls at the Old Rectory, by Irene Grimwood.
This is Grimwood's riveting account of her life in the Women's Land Army in Britain during World War II.
- Last Post, by Max Arthur.
This book contains the results of the author's interviews with the twenty-one remaining British veterans of the First World War who range in age from 104-109.
- The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell, by John Crawford.
When John Crawford joined the National Guard to pay for his college tuition, he never expected to end up fighting in a war in Iraq.
- The Light in the Window, by June Goulding.
A graphic account of the nine months that Goulding spent working as a midwife in the Bessboro Home for Unmarried Mothers, where the unwed mothers were incarcerated for up to three years for their 'sin' and forced to do hard labor in inhumane conditions, without adequate medical care or food, as a form of repentance.
- The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England, Edited by Antonia Fraser.
This outstanding reference book offers short biographical sketches of all the English monarchs since 1066, starting with William the Conquer and ending with the present day monarch of England, Queen Elizabeth II.
- The Loss of the SS Titanic, by Lawrence Beesley.
Written by a Titanic survivor, this phenomenal work, which was first published in June of 1912, offers an honest and detailed account of the sinking of the unsinkable vessel.
- MacArthur's Undercover War, by William B. Breuer.
In this intriguing narrative, Breuer, chronicles MacArthur's long-running covert war that he waged against the Japanese during World War II.
- Marie Antoinette: The Journey, by Antonia Fraser.
In this extremely readable biography, Fraser strips away the myths surrounding the tragic French Queen and presents an unbiased account of Marie Antoinette's life.
- The Middle East - Context for Conflict, Compiled by Richard Seltzer
Country studies of Iraq, Iran, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the Persian Gulf States, plus related history, literature, and religious texts that help to but the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East into context.
- Moscow 1941: A City and Its People at War, by Rodric Braithwaite.
This history of the Battle of Moscow is unique in that it focuses on the people of Moscow and how the battle affected them, rather than on the military aspects of one of the momentous battles of World War II.
- Myths & Legends of the First World War, by James Hayward.
A chronological overview of the stories that grew out of the battlefields of World War I.
- Myths & Legends of the Second World War, by James Hayward.
In this unique text, Hayward chronicles a variety of World War II myths that developed in Western Europe, and he examines what basis in fact, if any, that these myths had.
- Napoleon Bonaparte, compiled by Richard Seltzer.
A collection of twenty-four books on the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- Native American CD, Compiled by Richard Seltzer.
A collection of books, all on one CD, related to Native American history, mythology, religion, culture, legends, and stories, as well as to the exploration of the American frontier and the pioneer experience.
- Nazi Terror, by Eric A. Johnson.
In this controversial book, Johnson looks at the role that the Gestapo, and Ordinary Germans, had in the mass murder of Jews during World War II.
- Nelson's Trafalgar - The Battle that Changed the World, by Roy Adkins.
A vivid account of the Battle of Trafalgar told from the British viewpoint.
- Non-Fiction CD, Compiled by Richard Seltzer.
Over 500 books on topics ranging from History to Natural Science, all on one CD.
- Nurses at War: Women on the Frontline 1939-45, by Penny Starns.
This is more than just an overview of the British Nursing during World War II, it is, at its core, a book that describes the lives of the nurses who served on the front lines - the jobs they handled, the dangers they faced, and the role they played in helping to win the War.
- Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order, by Robert Kagan.
In this concise, timely book, Kagan examines the differences between the US and Europe, and how these differences will impact future relations between the US and the various European countries.
- The Preacher and the Presidents, by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy.
A detailed history of Reverend Graham's connection to eleven American presidential administrations, and how he influenced every election from 1952 - 2000, and American history.
- Operation Millennium, by Eric Taylor.
A detailed account of 'Bomber' Harris's May 1942 carpet-bombing raid on Cologne, told from the perspective of the British airmen who carried it out and the citizens of Cologne who lived through it.
- Our Mothers' War, by Emily Yellin.
American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II.
- The Palestinians: Facts & Fables, by Rav Yaakov Weinberg.
This intriguing lecture, which explains the origins of the "Palestinian Issue" will make you take a new look at the events currently unfolding in Israel.
- Papers of the Presidents, compiled by Richard Seltzer.
Contains the text, on a single CD, of multi-volume work: The Messages and Papers of the Presidents. This is a monumental work compiled by Congressman James Richardson, of the official papers of the first twenty-five American Presidents from George Washington to Theodore Roosevelt.
- The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd, by Richard Zacks.
Zacks separates the fiction from the fact surrounding the life and adventures of Captain Kidd in this mesmerizing history of a man who was erroneously hung for the crime of piracy.
- Plan Of Attack (Audio), by Bob Woodward.
An in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes machinations that led to the American attack on Iraq, and President George W. Bush's reasons for wanting to overthrow Saddam Hussein.
- Plan Of Attack (Large Print), by Bob Woodward.
An in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes machinations that led to the American attack on Iraq, and President George W. Bush's reasons for wanting to overthrow Saddam Hussein.
- Preachers of Hate, by Kenneth R. Timmerman.
Islam and the War on America - a study on the rise of anti-semitism in the Middle East and throughout Europe, and what it means for Americans.
- Prisoners of the Mahdi, by Byron Farwell.
Farwell chronicles the rule of the Madhi, in Sudan, through the eyes of three European captives.
- The Quiet Hero, by Gary W. Toyn.
The Untold Medal of Honor Story of George E. Wahlen at the Battle for Iwo Jima.
- The Quiet Heroes - British Merchant Seamen at War , by Bernard Edwards.
A riveting history of the British merchant seamen who plied the U-Boat invested waters of the Atlantic throughout the dark days of World War II.
- Red Moon Rising, by Matthew Brzezinski.
Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age. A riveting account of the early days of the Space Age, and its long term impact on the world.
- Richard Burton's Arabian Nights and Victorian Books of Exploration in Asia and Africa, compiled by Richard Seltzer.
This CD contains the complete edition of the Arabian Nights, plus a fascinating collection of books that chronicle the adventures of various Victorian Explores.
- Roosevelt and Churchill: Men of Secrets, by David Stafford.
Stafford has penned a compelling and thought-provoking look at Roosevelt and Chruchill, and the intelligence agencies at their disposal during World War II.
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