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The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary is an English translation of the Qur'an by the anglophile British Indian Ismaili Bohri Shi'ite Muslim civil servant Abdullah Yusuf Ali during the British Raj. It has become among the most widely known English translations of the Qur'an, due in part to its prodigious use of footnotes.
| Автор | Abdullah Yusuf Ali |
Документальная повесть о жизни и деятельности выдающегося военного и государственного деятеля А. Н. Куропаткина – воина, разведчика, дипломата, геополитика.
| Автор | Владимир Васильевич Фетисов |
Following the Guidon is a biography of General Custer, written by his wife Elizabeth Bacon. The book deals with the late period of his military career. Bacon pictures Custer's ability to recall to duty after being court-martialed. Then, she brings a detailed account of the battles Custer was taking part in starting with the Battle of the Washita.
| Автор | Elizabeth Bacon Custer |
History of English Humor in 2 volumes is a study by British author A. G. K. L'Estrange in which he surveys the history of humor from ancient days to modern times, focusing on English comedy and wit. The author makes a distinction between humor and the ludicrous and follows the development of humor throughout the ages.
| Автор | A. G. K. L'Estrange |
The History of Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression presents a compilation of documentary facts and resources prepared by the American and British prosecuting teams for presentation before the International Military Tribunal at Nurnberg, Germany in the case of the major trial against German officers of the Third Reich.
| Автор | Various |
During the lively years of General Belisarius' campaigning in Africa, in Italy, and in the East, Procopius was an eyewitness of the events he describes in his writings. In 527 we find him in Mesopotamia; in 533 he joined Belisarius to Africa; and in 536 he traveled with him to Italy. Highly recommended to those who enjoy accounts of the ancients and those times and places from times long past!
| Автор | Procopius |
Arguments Against the Christians is a literary critique of Christianity. Its incisive remarks extend to key figures, philosophies, and dogmas. The divinity of Jesus is questioned, as is the truthfulness of the apostles and the Christian concept of God on a larger scale. It rejects the gospels as the work of frauds who attributed their own writings to late disciples of Jesus.
| Автор | Thomas Taylor |
"Mosby's War Reminiscences" is an account of wartime exploits, written by a Confederate army cavalry commander, John S. Mosby. While describing his war experiences, Mosby at the same time wanted to defend the reputation of his commander J.E.B. Stuart, who some partisans of the «Lost Cause» blamed for the Confederacy's defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg.
| Автор | John Singleton Mosby |
The writer starts his intensive memoir with these words: «My intention is to give a succinct account of some of my adventures, dangers and sufferings during my several campaigns in the revolutionary army.» Contents: Campaign of 1776. Campaign of 1777. Campaign of 1778. Campaign of 1779. Campaign of 1780. Campaign of 1781. Campaign of 1782. Campaign of 1783.
| Автор | Joseph Plumb Martin |
Main focus of Grant's writing in his autobiography is on his military career during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Original edition of Grant's Memoirs was published by Mark Twain shortly after Grant's death.
| Автор | Ulysses S. Grant |
Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 tells a story of the shipwreck of the Medusa frigate, its aftermath, and the tales of its survivors. Later in the book the author, Jean Baptiste Henri Savigny, describes the area where the shipwreck took place as well as his thoughts about colonization and about the practice of slavery.
| Автор | Jean Baptiste Henry Savigny |
"Between the Lines" is the recollection of Henry Bascom Smith who worked for the United States secret service as a spy during the Civil War. This book brings fascinating stories about U.S. secret service operations during the Civil War supplemented with the authentic documents from this turbulent epoch.
| Автор | Henry Bascom Smith |
"Memoirs of Service Afloat During the Civil War" is a book of Raphael Semmes' Civil War recollections. In this work Semmes defended both his actions at sea and the political actions of the southern states. The book is viewed as one of the most cogent but bitter defenses written about the South's «Lost Cause.»
| Автор | Raphael Semmes |