History audiobooks

The Grande Armée and Wellington’s Scum: The History and Legacy of the French and British Armies during the Napoleonic Wars

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Bill Caufield

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Nearly 50 years after Napoleon met his Waterloo, generals across the West continued to study his tactics and engage their armies the same way armies fought during the Napoleonic Era. Despite advances in military technology and the advent of railroads for transportation, all of which made defensive warfare more effective, acclaimed military... Read more

The German Air Force during the World Wars: The History of the Imperial German Air Service and the Luftwaffe

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Bill Caufield

Length: 4 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The Germans produced cutting edge aerial technology during World War I, along with revolutionary dogfighting tactics and some of history’s first flying aces, including the most famous, the Red Baron. But ultimately, economic shortages and lack of manpower hampered the Germans in the air, even when their men and machinery proved superior at... Read more

Know the Theologians

By: Jennifer Powell McNutt & David McNutt

Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Know the Theologians is an introduction to the most important thinkers throughout church history and a demonstration of their ongoing relevance for believers today.The Bible describes the church as a kind of family. Those who believe in Christ are sisters and brothers in the faith, whether they live at the same time or are separated by... Read more

DARE to Say No

By: Max Felker-Kantor

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

With its signature "DARE to keep kids off drugs" slogan and iconic t-shirts, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) was the most popular drug education program of the 1980s and 1990s. But behind the cultural phenomenon is the story of how DARE and other antidrug education programs brought the War on Drugs into schools and ensured that the velvet... Read more

Africa

By: DK

Narrated by: Itoya Osagiede

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Immerse yourself in the intricate story of Africa and discover Africa's true place in world history.
Spanning more than 200,000 years, from the emergence of the first humans to the rise of megacities, Africa explores the history and cultures of the world's second-largest continent in vivid detail. It brings to life the stories that shaped Africa... Read more

The Invention of Prehistory

By: Stefanos Geroulanos

Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley

Length: 14 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Books about the origins of humanity dominate bestseller lists, while national newspapers present breathless accounts of new archaeological findings and speculate about what those findings tell us about our earliest ancestors. We are obsessed with prehistory—and, in this respect, our current era is no different from any other in the last three... Read more

The King of Diamonds

By: Rena Pederson

Narrated by: Erin Dion

Length: 13 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

As a string of high-profile jewel thefts went unsolved during the Swinging Sixties, the press dubbed the elusive thief the King of Diamonds. Like Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief, the King was so bold that he tip-toed into the homes of millionaires while they were home, hiding in their closets and daring to smoke while they were sleeping. Rena... Read more

Missing Persons

By: Clair Wills

Narrated by: Clair Wills

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In 2015, the Irish government commissioned an investigation into the state’s network of Mother and Baby Homes after the discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of up to eight hundred children prompted international outrage. The homes, which operated from the 1920s to the 1990s, were responsible for nearly nine thousand child deaths and... Read more

The Art of Running

By: Andrea Marcolongo

Narrated by: Mandi Kaye

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Join Andrea Marcolongo, renowned classicist and one of today’s most original thinkers on antiquity, for an inspiring journey as she learns to run—and to live—like a Greek. Why do we run? To what end, all the effort and pain? Wherefore this love of muscle, speed, and sweat? The Greeks were the first to ask these questions, the first to suspend... Read more

Thomas Jefferson: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas Jefferson, Gründervater der USA und dritter Präsident: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

Das alte Ägypten für Kinder: Ein spannender Einblick in die ägyptische Geschichte, von der frühen dynastischen Zeit über das frühe, mittlere und späte Königreich bis hin zum Tod von Kleopatra

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Andreas Kock

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In diesem Buch begibst du dich auf eine Reise ins alte Ägypten, als Könige noch als Götter galten, Pharaonen gewaltige Pyramiden bauten, große Schlachten geschlagen wurden und die Welt, wie wir sie heute kennen, entstand. Spannende Bilder und Karten helfen dir, dich in diese Zeit hineinzuversetzen und im Handumdrehen ein Experte zu werden! Reise... Read more

Agasthiya Yathirai

By: Sathiyapriyan

Narrated by: Bhavani Anantharaman

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

வேதம் பிறந்தபோதே அகஸ்தியரும் தோன்றி விட்டார். இமயம் முதல் குமரி வரை அகஸ்தியர் கால் பதியாத தேசமே இல்லை. விந்திய மலையைக் கடந்ததன் மூலம் பாரத தேசத்தில் வடமுனைக் கோடி இமயத்திலிருந்து தென்முனைக் கோடி பொதிகை வரையில் ஓர் மிகப் பெரிய இணைப்புப் பாலமாக அகஸ்தியர் விளங்கினார்.
சங்ககாலச் செய்யுள்களில் அகஸ்தியர் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளார். அகஸ்தியரின் பெயரைக்... Read more

Jelly Roll Blues

By: Elijah Wald

Narrated by: Mela Lee

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz. In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz, guided by the legendary New Orleans pianist Jelly... Read more

Magus

By: Anthony Grafton

Narrated by: Nick Pearse

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was something quite different: a magus—a learned magician fully embedded in the scholarly currents and public life of the Renaissance. And he was hardly the only one. Anthony Grafton argues that the magus in... Read more

Blessed Are the Peacemakers Audio Lectures

By: Helen Paynter

Narrated by: Helen Paynter

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Blessed Are the Peacemakers Audio Lectures include high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant... Read more

Puerto Rico

By: Jorell Meléndez-Badillo

Narrated by: Tony Chiroldes

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Tony Chiroldes traces the multifaceted history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to todayPuerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking territory of the United States with a history shaped by conquest and resistance. For centuries, Puerto Ricans have crafted and negotiated complex ideas about nationhood. Jorell... Read more

The Peace

By: Romeo Dallaire

Narrated by: Paul Gross

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

International humanitarian icon and bestselling author General Roméo Dallaire guides readers on a crucial and inspiring journey from past wars through post-modern conflict toward a vision of lasting peace.

In The Peace, Roméo Dallaire shows us the past, present and future of war through the prism of his own life. Trained in classic warfare during... Read more

Crying in the Rain

By: Mark Ribowsky

Narrated by: Steve Menasche

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The Everly Brothers—aka Don and Phil to fans with an intimate appreciation for them—seemed to exist almost as an apparition. Emerging within the formative era for young Baby Boomers during the blandly regimented '50s, they were a ubiquitous presence, clad in snug suits and skinny ties, hair neatly Brylcreemed, never raising their voices when... Read more

Swamp Kings

By: Jason Ryan

Narrated by: Joe Hempel

Length: 15 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The stranger-than-fiction story of the now-notorious low country clan, in all its Southern Gothic intensity—by an author with unparalleled access to and knowledge of the players, the history, and the place.The most famous man in South Carolina lives jailed in the state capital. He stands accused of a staggering amount of wrongdoing—ninety-nine... Read more

Historical Documents U.S.A.

By: Hank Wilson

Narrated by: Hank Wilson

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Listen to key founding documents, plus a look at significant events that took place between the years of 1810 to 1877, starting with the period of 1810-1840 when one of, if not, the most historically significant events that took place. Read more

Know the Theologians: Audio Lectures

By: Jennifer Powell McNutt & David McNutt

Narrated by: Jennifer Powell McNutt & David W. McNutt

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

These audio lectures are a unique learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Know the Theologians: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.The Bible describes the... Read more

A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks

By: David Gibbins

Narrated by: Kent Klineman

Length: 14 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John Franklin's doomed HMS Terror. The SS Gairsoppa, destroyed by a Nazi U-boat in the Atlantic during World War II.



Since we first set sail on the open sea, ships and their wrecks have been an inevitable part of human history. Archaeologists have made spectacular... Read more

Becoming Story

By: Greg Sarris

Narrated by: Lyle Blaker

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A gently powerful memoir about deepening your relationship with your homeland.



For the first time in more than twenty-five years, Greg Sarris—whose novels are esteemed alongside those of Louise Erdrich and Stephen Graham Jones—presents a book about his own life. In Becoming Story he asks: What does it mean to be truly connected to the place you... Read more

Accidental Anchorwoman

By: Melba Tolliver

Narrated by: Melba Tolliver

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"She is a new kind of celebrity—a television superstar reporter—bred by television and its peculiar kind of intimacy which brings her into the living rooms or bedrooms or kitchens of almost a million viewers every night.”—New York Times
For 30 years on TV, she told other people's stories. Now she's telling her own.
In 1967, by accident, Melba... Read more