Yvonne de Ridder's story starts in Belgium on May 10, 1940, with the droning of aircraft overhead and the news that Hitler's army had invaded Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Despite mi

Relive the early days of aviation with Captain Carl "Reck" Recknagel. In this first-hand account he describes his many experiences in flight training: at March Field, California, in the mid-1920s, fly

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David Sloan Stanley had a remarkable military career spanning much of the westward migration and the War Between the States. He was born in 1828 on a farm in Wayne County, Ohio, and was accepted into

In World War II ten young men from all over the United States came together to form the “Rosacker” crew in the 93rd Bomb Group of the 8th U.S. Air Force, flying B-24 Liberators based in England. T

This narrative gives a rare glimpse inside the mind of the wife of a former Confederate officer and shows with a simple sincerity what life was like for many Southern women during the human tragedy of

In 1855, at just 17 years of age, Nathaniel Bishop left his Medford, Massachusetts home and departed for Buenos Aires, Argentina, carrying few provisions and a mere 45. Bishop traversed, mostly on foo

Here it is - an old-fashioned adventure story - one with chapters titled "Hunting with Poisoned Arrows" and "The Land of Naked Women." It's filled with Dangerous Jungles! Man-Eating Crocodiles! Secret

Joshua Slocum is widely known for his Sailing Around the World Alone, the story of his solo circumnavigation. The Voyage of the Liberdade, his first book, is equally compelling. In it he recounts his

When he was 17, Nathaniel Bishop hiked 1,000 miles across South America. Later in life, he became interested in canoes. In 1874, he set off with a friend in an 18-foot wooden canoe, determined to find