History audiobooks
Homage to Catalonia
By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
In 1936, George Orwell went to Spain to report on the civil war and instead joined the POUM militia to fight against the Fascists.In this now justly famous account of his experience, he describes both the bleak and the comic aspects of trench warfare on the Aragon front, the Barcelona uprising in May 1937, his nearly fatal wounding just two... Read more
View audiobookPeter the Great
By: Robert K. Massie & John E. Dowling
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 43 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
This superbly told story brings to life one of the most remarkable rulers––and men––in all of history and conveys the drama of his life and world. The Russia of Peter’s birth was very different from the Russia his energy, genius, and ruthlessness shaped. Crowned co-Tsar as a child of ten, after witnessing bloody uprisings in the streets of... Read more
View audiobookMeeting of Minds
By: Steve Allen
Narrated by: Steve Allen
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes
Abridged: No
By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more
View audiobookGrass Crown - Abridged
By: Colleen McCullough
Narrated by: F. Murray Abraham
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: Yes
From the author of the captivating bestseller
THE FIRST MAN IN ROME...
the timeless saga of power, passion
and conflict of Ancient Rome continues...
The magnificent glory of Republican Rome is threatened when a struggle for power erupts among the men who shaped its hard-won peace. At its center are two extraordinary leaders: Gaius Marius,... Read more
Retrospective on the Gulf
By: Neal Conan
Narrated by: Neal Conan
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
It was phenomenally successful in the air, strikingly decisive on the ground—and suddenly the war in the Persian Gulf was over, with an overwhelming victory for the allied forces. But what really happened? Why did the air war work so well? Why did the massive, allied casualties many predicted for the ground phase never materialize? Why was it... Read more
View audiobookMeeting of Minds
By: Steve Allen
Narrated by: Steve Allen
Length: 1 hour 55 minutes
Abridged: No
By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more
View audiobookMeeting of Minds
By: Steve Allen
Narrated by: Steve Allen
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes
Abridged: No
By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more
View audiobookMeeting of Minds
By: Steve Allen
Narrated by: Steve Allen
Length: 1 hour 57 minutes
Abridged: No
By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more
View audiobookMeeting of Minds
By: Steve Allen
Narrated by: Steve Allen
Length: 1 hour 55 minutes
Abridged: No
By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more
View audiobookThe Prize - Abridged
By: Daniel Yergin
Narrated by: Bob Jamieson
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and hailed as “the best history of oil ever written” by Business Week, Daniel Yergin’s “spellbinding…irresistible” (The New York Times) account of the global pursuit of oil, money, and power addresses the ongoing energy crisis.
Now with an epilogue that speaks directly to the current energy crisis, The Prize recounts... Read more
The Next Century
By: David Halberstam
Narrated by: E.G. Marshall
Length: 4 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
What can we learn from the events of the 20th century? David Halberstam set out to answer that question in this perceptive and eye-opening work which examines the past in order to determine the future. From the rise of the Japanese economy to the startling changes that reshaped the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Halberstam argues that the... Read more
View audiobookThe American Heritage History of the Civil War
By: Bruce Catton
Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Infinitely absorbing, Bruce Catton’s The Civil War is one of the most widely read general histories of the war available in a single volume.“America needed its great war of brothers,” wrote Bruce Catton, “to weld in a terrible fire what had been and what might be. The story of the war needs retelling because it helped to change the future of the... Read more
View audiobookThe Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 1
By: William Manchester
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 41 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the twentieth century.His great oratory and leadership during the Second World War were only part of his huge breadth of experience and achievement. Studying his life is a fascinating way to imbibe the history of his era and gain insight into key events that have shaped our... Read more
View audiobookA Picture Book of George Washington
By: David Adler
Narrated by: Rick Adamson
Length: 7 minutes
Abridged: No
"A lively fife and drum playing Yankee-Doodle-Dandy welcome the listener...A narrative tone that is sincere and respectful and a slow, even pace afford the young listener time to absorb facts." - AudioFile Read more
View audiobookA Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln
By: David Adler
Narrated by: Melinda Herring
Length: 8 minutes
Abridged: No
"This presentation of the pertinent facts of the life, times, and importance of the sixteenth president of the United States is a good starting point for children beginning history studies and biographies." - School Library Journal Read more
View audiobookHarry S. Truman
By: Robert H. Ferrell
Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
Length: 21 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Few US presidents have captured the imagination of the American people as has Harry S. Truman. In this biography, Robert H. Ferrell, widely regarded as an authority on the thirty-third president, challenges the popular characterization of Truman as a man who rarely sought the offices he received, revealing instead a man who—with modesty,... Read more
View audiobookThe Second World War
By: Martin Gilbert
Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
Length: 43 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill, here offers a complete history of World War II.It began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. By the time it came to an end on V-J Day—August 14, 1945—it had involved every major power and become global in its reach. In the final accounting, it would turn out to be,... Read more
View audiobookThe Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 2
By: William Manchester
Narrated by: Richard Brown
Length: 36 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
This second volume in William Manchester’s three-volume biography of Winston Churchill challenges the assumption that Churchill’s finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932–1940, he was tested as few men are. Pursued by creditors (at one point he had to put up his home for sale), he remained solvent only by writing an... Read more
View audiobookThe Long Gray Line - Abridged
By: Rick Atkinson
Narrated by: Bruce Weitz
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: Yes
A gripping look at the cadets of West Point whose dedication to duty was not honored by the country they served. Young men who dream of heroes look to West Point and to a career of serving their country. The class of 1966 was no exception, but these cadets faced greater challenges than any earlier generation could have imagined. Thirty of them... Read more
View audiobookMetamind — Metamorphosis
By: Albert Hofmann
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
In April 1943, working in his Sandoz laboratory, the Swiss research chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann discovered LSD-25, and thus changed the lives of millions over the next decades. Here he tells how LSD affected his own life and, in the process, weaves an intriguing story of mysticism in the midst of science Read more
View audiobookThe Greatest Aces
By: Edward H. Sims
Narrated by: Justin Hecht
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Top World War II aces of the RAF, USAAF, and the Luftwaffe recall the greatest aerial missions in this thrilling program. There is Douglas Bader, one of the best of the RAF fighter pilots despite 2 artificial legs, Adolf Galland of the Luftwaffe, who, subsequent to being shot down in France one morning, took off in another Messerschmitt that... Read more
View audiobookTurn Your Radio On: Michael Toms Is Interviewed by George Leonard
By: Michael Toms
Narrated by: George Leonard & Phil Catalfo
Length: 1 hour 49 minutes
Abridged: No
Here Toms reveals his own early roots of how New Dimensions came through a series of synchronistic events. He also talks about his own spiritual background. This was a live radio program and includes calls from listeners. Read more
View audiobookAround the Universe
By: R. Buckminster Fuller
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 1 hour 44 minutes
Abridged: No
A conversation with this visionary inventor, philosopher, and humanitarian. Bucky gives his extraordinarily insightful picture of where the human race is now and how to proceed from here. He describes “cosmic cost accounting,” being a “comprehensivist” instead of a specialist, and doing more with less. He also describes how the space program... Read more
View audiobookGinsberg Remembers
By: Allen Ginsberg
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
This is one man's trip from the late l940's to the early ‘80's, with lengthy stops in the Beat ’50's, the anti-war/psychedelic ’60's, and the ineffable ’70's. Poet, mystic, consousness explorer, activist and singer, Ginsberg tells all about his activities and inspirations, from the literary trio of Blake, Burroughs and Kerouac to Tibetan Buddhism. Read more
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