The Art of War Sun Tzu http://feedbooks.com/book/168 urn:isbn:0762415983 en -514 Non-Fiction Philosophy War The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that was written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. The Art of War is one of the oldest books on military strategy in the world. It is the first and one of the most successful works on strategy and has had a huge influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, and beyond. Sun Tzu was the first to recognize the importance of positioning in strategy and that position is affected both by objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective opinions of competitive actors in that environment. He taught that strategy was not planning in the sense of working through a to-do list, but rather that it requires quick and appropriate responses to changing conditions. Planning works in a controlled environment, but in a competitive environment, http://feedbooks.com/book/168.png http://feedbooks.com/book/168.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/168.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/168.mobi The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells http://feedbooks.com/book/35 urn:isbn:0812505158 en 1898 Novels Science Fiction War The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novel which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. It is one of the earliest and best-known depictions of an alien invasion of Earth, and has influenced many others, as well as spawning several films, radio dramas, comic book adaptations, and a television series based on the story. The 1938 radio broadcast caused public outcry against the episode, as many listeners believed that an actual Martian invasion was in progress, a notable example of mass hysteria. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://feedbooks.com/book/35.png http://feedbooks.com/book/35.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/35.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/35.mobi War and Peace Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy http://feedbooks.com/book/83 urn:isbn:067003469X en 1869 Novels History War War and Peace is a novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russkii Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. It is usually described as one of Tolstoy's two major masterpieces (the other being Anna Karenina) as well as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace offered a new kind of fiction, with a great many characters caught up in a plot that covered nothing less than the grand subjects indicated by the title, combined with the equally large topics of youth, marriage, age, and death. Though it is often called a novel today, it broke so many conventions of the form that it was not considered a novel in its time. Indeed, Tolstoy himself considered Anna Karenina (1878) to be his first attempt at a novel in the European sense. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/83.png http://feedbooks.com/book/83.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/83.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/83.mobi The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli http://feedbooks.com/book/94 urn:isbn:0553212788 en 1513 Non-Fiction Philosophy War Politics Il Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. Originally called De Principatibus (About Principalities), it was written in 1513, but not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. The treatise is not representative of the work published during his lifetime, but it is the most remembered, and the work responsible for bringing "Machiavellian" into wide usage as a pejorative term. It has also been suggested by some critics that the piece is, in fact, a satire. http://feedbooks.com/book/94.png http://feedbooks.com/book/94.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/94.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/94.mobi The Iliad of Homer Homer http://feedbooks.com/book/2962 urn:isbn:B0012AHIYI en -900 Poetry War Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper. The Iliad is, together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer. The poem is commonly dated to the late 9th or to the 8th century BC, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the ancient Greek language, making it one of the first works of ancient Greek literature. The existence of a single author for the poems is disputed as the poems themselves show evidence of a long oral tradition and hence, possible multiple authors . http://feedbooks.com/book/2962.png http://feedbooks.com/book/2962.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/2962.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/2962.mobi The Art of War Niccolò Machiavelli http://www.feedbooks.com/book/204 urn:isbn:0226500462 en 1521 Non-Fiction War The Art of War (Dell'arte della guerra), is one of the lesser-read works of Florentine statesman and political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. The format of 'The Art of War' was in socratic dialogue. The purpose, declared by Fabrizio (Machiavelli's persona) at the outset, "To honor and reward virtù, not to have contempt for poverty, to esteem the modes and orders of military discipline, to constrain citizens to love one another, to live without factions, to esteem less the private than the public good." To these ends, Machiavelli notes in his preface, the military is like the roof of a palazzo protecting the contents. Written between 1519 and 1520 and published the following year, it was the only historical or political work printed during Machiavelli's lifetime, though he was appointed official historian of Florence in 1520 and entrusted with minor civil duties. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/204.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/204.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/204.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/204.mobi Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott http://feedbooks.com/book/203 urn:isbn:0486436772 en 1820 Novels War Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the English nobility was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father owing to his courting the Lady Rowena and for his allegiance to the Norman king Richard I of England. The story is set in 1194, after the end of the Third Crusade, when many of the Crusaders were still returning to Europe. King Richard, having been captured by the Duke of Saxony, on his way back, was still supposed to be in the arms of his captors. The legendary Robin Hood, initially under the name of Locksley, is also a character in the story, as are his 'merry men,' including Friar Tuck and, less so, Alan-a-Dale. (Little John is merely mentioned.) The character that Scott gave to Robin Hood in Ivanhoe helped shape the modern notion of this figure as a cheery noble outlaw. Other major characters include Ivanhoe's intractable Saxon father Cedric, a descendant of the Saxon King Harold Godwinson; various Knights Templar and churchmen; the loyal serfs Gurth the swineherd and the jester Wamba, whose observations punctuate much of the action; and the Jewish moneylender, Isaac of York, equally passionate of money and his daughter, Rebecca. The book was written and published during a period of increasing struggle for Emancipation of the Jews in England, and there are frequent references to injustice against them. http://feedbooks.com/book/203.png http://feedbooks.com/book/203.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/203.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/203.mobi The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper http://feedbooks.com/book/3347 en 1826 Novels History Adventure War The Last of the Mohicans is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1826. It was one of the most popular English-language novels of its time. Its narrative flaws were criticized from the start, and its length and elaborately formal prose style have reduced its appeal to later readers. Regardless, The Last of the Mohicans is widely read in American literature courses. This second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy is the best known. The Pathfinder, written 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. Cooper named a principal character Uncas after the most famous of the Mohicans. The real Mohicans lived in the colony of Connecticut in the mid-seventeenth century, and not in the New York frontier a century later. Uncas was a Mohegan, not a Mohican, and Cooper's usage has helped to confuse the names of two tribes to the present day. When John Uncas, his last surviving male descendant died in 1842, the Newark Daily Advertiser wrote "Last of the Mohegans Gone" lamenting the extinction of the tribe. The writer was not aware that Mohegans still existed then and to the present day. The story takes place in 1757 during the Seven Years' War (known in America as the French and Indian War), when France and the United Kingdom battled for control of the American and Canadian colonies. During this war, the French often allied themselves with Native American tribes in order to gain an advantage over the British, with unpredictable and often tragic results. Source: Wikipedia http://feedbooks.com/book/3347.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3347.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3347.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3347.mobi The War Prayer Mark Twain http://feedbooks.com/book/2792 urn:isbn:0060911131 en 1916 Short Fiction War Written by Mark Twain during the Philippine-American War in the first decade of the twentieth century, The War Prayer tells of a patriotic church service held to send the town's young men off to war. During the service, a stranger enters and addresses the gathering. He tells the patriotic crowd that their prayers for victory are double-edged-by praying for victory they are also praying for the destruction of the enemy... for the destruction of human life. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/2792.png http://feedbooks.com/book/2792.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/2792.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/2792.mobi The Adventures of Brigadier Gerard Arthur Conan Doyle http://feedbooks.com/book/366 urn:isbn:0940322730 en 1903 Novels History War This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/366.png http://feedbooks.com/book/366.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/366.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/366.mobi The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard Arthur Conan Doyle http://feedbooks.com/book/364 urn:isbn:0940322730 en 1896 Novels History War This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/364.png http://feedbooks.com/book/364.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/364.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/364.mobi An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Ambrose Bierce http://feedbooks.com/book/2836 urn:isbn:0486466574 en 1988 Short Fiction War This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/2836.png http://feedbooks.com/book/2836.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/2836.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/2836.mobi The Prussian Officer David Herbert Lawrence http://feedbooks.com/book/86 urn:isbn:0140187804 en 1914 Short Fiction War This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/86.png http://feedbooks.com/book/86.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/86.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/86.mobi All Things Are Lights Robert Joseph Shea http://feedbooks.com/book/1919 en 1986 Novels History War A story that entwines the fate of Cathars of southern France with the occult traditions of Courtly Love and the troubadours. Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://feedbooks.com/book/1919.png http://feedbooks.com/book/1919.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/1919.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/1919.mobi The Duel Joseph Conrad http://feedbooks.com/book/750 en 1908 Short Fiction War This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/750.png http://feedbooks.com/book/750.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/750.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/750.mobi The Deerslayer James Fenimore Cooper http://feedbooks.com/book/3937 urn:isbn:048646136X en 1841 Novels History Adventure War The Deerslayer, or The First Warpath (1841) was the last of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking tales to be written. Its 1740-1745 time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the Leatherstocking tales, Natty Bumppo. The novel's setting on Otsego Lake in central, upstate New York, is the same as that of The Pioneers, the first of the Leatherstocking tales to be published (1823). The Deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the Leatherstocking tales. Fenimore Cooper begins his work by relating the astonishing advance of civilization in New York State, which is the setting of four of his five Leatherstocking tales. http://feedbooks.com/book/3937.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3937.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3937.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3937.mobi The Daughter of the Commandant Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin http://feedbooks.com/book/369 urn:isbn:1406834181 en 1836 Novels Romance War Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov is the only surviving child of a retired army officer. When Pyotr turns 17, his father sends him into military service in Orenburg. En route Pyotr gets lost in a blizzard, but is rescued by a mysterious man. As a token of his gratitude, Pyotr gives the guide his hareskin jacket. Arriving in Orenburg, Pyotr reports to his commanding officer and is assigned to serve at Belogorsky fortress under captain Ivan Mironov. The fortress is nothing more than a fence around a village, and the captain's wife Vasilisa is really in charge. http://feedbooks.com/book/369.png http://feedbooks.com/book/369.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/369.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/369.mobi The Riddle of the Sands Erskine Childers http://feedbooks.com/book/3871 urn:isbn:0199549710 en 1903 Novels Adventure War Thriller The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a patriotic British 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. It is a novel that "owes a lot to the wonderful adventure novels of writers like Rider Haggard, that were a staple of Victorian Britain"; perhaps more significantly, it was a spy novel that "established a formula that included a mass of verifiable detail, which gave authenticity to the story – the same ploy that would be used so well by John Buchan, Ian Fleming, John le Carré and many others." Ken Follett called it "the first modern thriller." This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/3871.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3871.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3871.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3871.mobi Victory Lester Del Rey http://feedbooks.com/book/2300 en 1955 Short Fiction Science Fiction War It seemed Earth was a rich and undefended planet in a warring, hating galaxy. Things can be deceptive though; children playing can be quite rough--but that ain't war, friend! Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country. http://feedbooks.com/book/2300.png http://feedbooks.com/book/2300.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/2300.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/2300.mobi The Fox David Herbert Lawrence http://feedbooks.com/book/85 en 1923 Short Fiction War This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/85.png http://feedbooks.com/book/85.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/85.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/85.mobi