Books like The Napoleon wager by William R. Forstchen

A soldier's harrowing journey across the stars, spanning space and time in Joe Haldeman's hard sci-fi epic war story.

A comprehensive history of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, detailing the rise of Adolf Hitler and the collapse of the Third Reich during World War II.

Colleen McCullough’s sweeping historical novel follows Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla in the violent politics and wars of early Republican Rome, illustrating how ambition and conflict shaped the Republic’s leaders.

Astronauts and researchers dive into the Marianas Trench, desperate to find a cure for the plague that has taken over the world.

Marine Marines fight off the relentless servant races of the Sh'daar aggressor on the far side of known human space in a desperate bid to save Earth from an imminent attack by the Sh'daar Empire.

A former Jedi warrior discovers a secret that threatens the Republic, leading him to confront his memories and evil side in The Old Republic: Revan, the latest in the Star Wars Legends series by Drew Karpyshyn.

David McCullough’s *1776* chronicles the human drama surrounding the American Revolution’s pivotal year, tracing ordinary soldiers, notable leaders, and British forces as they shape the fate of the fledgling nation.

Invasion, Survival, and the Fight for Survival

The fifth book in David Drake’s RCN – Lt. Leary series, Some Golden Harbor continues the space warfare saga featuring Lt. Leary, Adele Mundy, and Daniel Leary.

Spacey adventures on the far side of the stars with Lt. Leary and Adele Mundy.

A story of Rome's legendary legions, trapped by aliens, fighting barbarian armies across the galaxy to regain freedom and honor their legacy and humanity's worth in the universe's eyes.

Historian Fergusson provides a revolutionary reinterpretation of the modern era that resolves its central paradox: why unprecedented progress coincided with unprecedented violence, and why the seeming triumph of the West bore the seeds of its undoing. From the conflicts that presaged the First World War to the aftershocks of the Cold War, the twentieth century was by far the bloodiest in all of human history. How can we explain the astonishing scale and intensity of its violence when, thanks to the advances of science and economics, most people were better off than ever before? Wherever one looked, the world in 1900 offered the happy prospect of ever-greater interconnection. Why, then, did global progress descend into internecine war and genocide? Drawing on a pioneering combination of history, economics, and evolutionary theory, Ferguson examines what he calls the age of hatred and sets out to explain what went wrong with modernity. --From publisher description.

Raphael explains the central purpose of his "people's history" thusly: "By uncovering the stories of farmers, artisans, and laborers, we discern how plain folk helped create a revolution strong enough to evict the British Empire from the thirteen colonies. And by digging deeper still, we learn how people with no political standing -- women, Native Americans, African Americans -- altered the shape of a war conceived by others." After carefully reconstructing the histories of all these groups, he concludes: "The story of our nation's founding, told so often from the perspective of the 'founding fathers,' will never ring true unless it can take some account of the Massachusetts farmers who closed the courts, the poor men and boys who fought the battles, the women who followed the troops, the loyalists who viewed themselves as rebels, the pacifists who refused to sign oaths of allegiance, the Native Americans who struggled for their own independence, the southern slaves who fled to the British, the northern slaves who negotiated their freedom by joining the Continental Army". Raphael's account rings true: these people made the American Revolution. - Marcus Rediker, University of Pittsburgh.

Relentless killers: Berserkers are genocidal weapons from an ancient interstellar war, deadly and deadly efficient at their single purpose of destroying all life.

A space opera adventure tale of soldiers for hire and a starship crew in a battle of honor against the forces of tyranny.

The Way to Glory is a science‑fiction space warfare tale by David Drake that explores interstellar conflict, high‑tech strategy, and the harsh realities of combat in a futuristic universe.

A Berserker Fury: The story of a lone Berserker warrior, driven by his hatred of the Red Race, to destroy all life on Earth. A tale of survival, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of war and extinction in a world where only the strongest survive.