This page is a list of the books mentioned in the Renaissance Army series, both historical books you can get from the library, and fictional books created for the series.
Books Used by the Renaissance
The Art of War – Sun Tzu (Renaissance Calling)
A military text dating from the 6th Century BC. Sun Tzu’s writings cover thirteen chapters of warfare. The work was studied by eastern generals for millennia, and is now used by military and business classes to teach fundamentals of conflict.
Wikipedia Page on the Art of War
Free e-books available through links at the bottom.
The are many versions; I’m linking to one of the ones I have.
Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist – Laura Cereta (Templar Scholar)
A collection of letters from a 15th Century Italian woman, who wrote public letters and essays on topics regarding women’s rights and their place in society. She argued heavily for the education of women and against equating marriage with slavery. She died in 1499 at the age of 30.
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant – Ulysses S Grant (Templar Scholar, The Colonel Lieutenant)
The autobiography of Ulysses S Grant, the US General and President of the 19th Century. Following Grant’s life from childhood to the end of the civil war in 1865, his memoirs include numerous lessons of command and leadership he learned through wartime experience. In addition, Grant responds to many of the stories and rumors about his time in command. The book remains highly regarded.
Red Badge of Courage – Stephen Crane (Templar Scholar, The Colonel Lieutenant)
A war novel of the American Civil War, published in the 1890’s. The story received acclaim for its realistic combat scenes and vivid imagery, all the more amazing since Stephen Crane had no combat experience. The story follows a new soldier, eager to see combat and prove his courage over his cowardice.
Fictional Books in the Series
The War of the Three Fools – David Lagrange Troy
A history book written in 2384. Troy, an exiled legislator from Michigan, wrote the book to get back at his enemies. In doing so, his work revealed how poorly run the war was on all sides, and soon the name of the book became the name of the war he wrote about.
The book covers the War of 2371-2377. Quebec fought to gain control of Detroit and possibly most of Michigan. Michigan fought to gain territory from Quebec, and in the later part invaded the Ohio Valley city states. The Mississippi Empire got involved, supplying the Ohio Valley with resources to fight Michigan. Prior to the release of his book, the governments of all three nations attempted to write the history books to explain why they won. Those efforts ceased after this book spread across Atlantic America.