INK, CINEMA & HISTORY

The Last of the Mohicans (Book Notes)

A timeless historical novel set against the backdrop of the French and Indian War in colonial America.

The Last of the Mohicans (Script)

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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (Book Notes)

The harrowing true story of US Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell's experience during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in 2005.

Lone Survivor (Script)

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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (Book Notes)

The true story of the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.

Black Hawk Down (Script)

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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. History (Book Notes)

A poignant & thought-provoking memoir that provides a firsthand account of the experiences & challenges faced by a Navy SEAL sniper during his deployments in Iraq.

American Sniper (Script)

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The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior (the true story depicted in the movie "Zero Dark Thirty")

A gripping narrative of the operation to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden by U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6.

Zero Dark Thirty (Script)

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Echo Among Warriors: Close Combat in the Jungle of Vietnam (Book Notes)

A fictionalized account that reads like a true story, Echo Among Warriors weaves a realistic narrative of what it was like to be a Marine in Vietnam.

Full Metal Jacket (Script)

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Battle of the Alamo (Historical Reprint)

The Battle of the Alamo in 1836, was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution.

The Charge at Gettysburg (Historical Reprint)

When night fell, the Union flags waved in triumph on the field of Gettysburg, but over 30,000 men lay dead or wounded, strewn through wood and meadow, on field and hill, where the three days' fight...

Ulysses Simpson Grant (Historical Reprint)

This historical article written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1868, illuminates Ulysses S. Grant, the man and the Civil War General.

General Grant and the Vicksburg Campaign (Historical Reprint)

According to Henry Cabot Lodge, General Ulysses S. Grant's campaign against Vicksburg was the most brilliant single campaign of the Civil War. 

Hampton Roads - The Battle of the Monitor & Merrimac (Historical Reprint)

Also known as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac, the Battle of Hampton Roads during the Civil War was the first battle between ironclad warships.

Farragut at Mobile Bay (Historical Reprint)

The Battle of Mobile Bay marked a victory for the Union during the Civil War, and is best remembered for Rear Admiral Farragut's successful maneuver through a minefield, and his famous command, "Da...

The Flag-Bearer at Antietam (Historical Reprint)

To guard one's own flag against capture is the pride, to capture the flag of one's enemy the ambition, of every valiant soldier.

The Battle of Missionary Ridge (History Notes)

The Union victory at Missionary Ridge during the Civil War was a turning point in the Chattanooga Campaign in Tennessee.

The Battle of Nashville (History Notes)

The Battle of Nashville was a major engagement that took place during the Civil War on December 15-16, 1864.

Lieutenant Cushing and the Ram Albemarle (Historical Reprint)

In October 1864, Union naval officer Lt. William B. Cushing led a daring commando raid against the Confederate ram Albemarle.

Lincoln's Cooper Union Speech (Historical Reprint)

"Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it."

Ulysses S. Grant at West Point (Historical Reprint)

Ulysses S. Grant's appointment to the Military Academy at West Point not only altered the course of his life, it changed his name.

President Theodore Roosevelt's Address on Abraham Lincoln (Historical Reprint)

Delivered by the President of the United States (1901-1909) at the ceremony of the laying of the cornerstone of the Lincoln Birthplace, Hodgenville, Kentucky, February 12, 1909.