01
A Reader’s Path Through Conflict Power Social Change Sourc
Texts connected with historical lives, social customs, institutions and the worlds in which people lived.
Independent digital catalogue
IMDEI Modern History Library: A Collection of Public Domain Works on Modern History
The IMDEI Modern History Library offers a curated collection of 98 public-domain books covering modern history, conflict, power, and social change. With 120 authors, the library provides access to texts on revolutions, military history, world events, and maritime adventures. Explore a diverse range of perspectives on the forces that shaped the modern world.
98 public-domain works120 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
Subject gateways
Explore by Theme
Move through the collection by subject, historical setting and type of source.
02
Battles and Military History
Texts connected with historical lives, social customs, institutions and the worlds in which people lived.
03
Exploring A Guide to World Events in
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
04
A Guide to Maritime Adventures
Stories of childhood, exploration, resilience and imaginative adventure represented across the current public-domain collection.
Modern History — Editor’s Selection
A closer look
Collection Spotlight
One work and three nearby readings from the current catalogue.
Selected from the current catalogue
The Martyrdom of Belgium Officia...
This work offers one entry point into the authors, subjects and source types represented in the current catalogue.
View catalogue recordNewly Catalogued by IMDEI
Covered with mud and glory — Rea...
In Battles...
History of the U.S.S. Leviathan,...
In A Guide...
Hunting the Hun — Key Ideas to E...
In A Guide...
The German Secret Service in Ame...
In Battles...
The Battle of the Rivers — Editi...
In Battles...
Battles & Bivouacs: A French sol...
In A Guide...
Verdun to the Vosges: Impression...
In Battles...
The Last Million: How They Invad...
In A Guide...
Routes through the collection
Reading Paths
Four routes into the collection for readers approaching the catalogue with different questions.
Begin with A Reader’s Path Through Conflict Power Social Change SourcOpen a focused route to works connected with A Reader’s Path Through Conflict Power Social Change Sourc.Explore Battles and Military HistoryCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Battles and Military History.Read through Exploring A Guide to World Events inMove from introductory records to related works in Exploring A Guide to World Events in.Browse A Guide to Maritime AdventuresUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in A Guide to Maritime Adventures.
Record framework
How This Catalogue Works
How records are presented and connected without altering the represented source texts.
Source connection
Link catalogue pages with the files and references currently available.
Metadata organization
Present visible title, author and edition information for easier discovery.
Collection grouping
Arrange works by recurring subjects, literary settings and historical questions.
Context layer
Describe relationships between records while preserving the wording of source texts.
About these records
Frequently Asked Questions
How the collection is organized, presented and corrected.
It generally means that the represented source text is no longer protected by copyright in the applicable jurisdiction or has been released for public use. Status may vary by country and edition.
A record may include the title, author, category, cover, description, edition information, source references and available reading or download options.
A category reflects a work’s principal subjects, literary setting, source type and relationship to nearby records in the collection.
The catalogue adds navigation, metadata and editorial context. The represented source text retains its wording, edition information and rights status.
Use the contact page and include the work title, page address and the exact attribution, category, metadata or source detail requiring attention.
Catalogue stewardship
James Atwood
Senior Catalogue Editor
James Atwood maintains the catalogue records, records source attribution, organizes metadata, assigns categories, and prepares editorial context for each public-domain text.
