History audiobooks

Spanish Empire

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Kelly Fraser

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in the late 15th century laid the foundation for what would become the Spanish Empire. Their union created a personal alliance between the two powerful kingdoms, forming the basis for modern Spain. This confederation of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon brought together Iberia's economic... Read more

Empires

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Kelly Fraser

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

This book consists of 6 titles, which are:
British EmpireCarolingian EmpirePortuguese EmpireSafavid EmpireSasanian EmpireSpanish Empire Read more

Vaccines and Bayonets

By: Bee Bloeser

Narrated by: Claudia Dunn

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into the heart of a turbulent era with a gripping historical memoir that chronicles one woman’s extraordinary journey in Africa. In this vivid recounting—which one Pulitzer nominee says, “reads like a political thriller, women’s history, and African adventure rolled into one,”—Bee Bloeser unveils the raw reality of her family’s part in the... Read more

Safavid Empire

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Kelly Fraser

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The Safavid Empire, often referred to as Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia, stands out as one of the most influential Iranian empires following the Muslim conquest of Persia in the 7th century. Ruling from 1501 to 1736, the Safavid dynasty is regarded as the catalyst for modern Iranian history and is recognized as one of the prominent gunpowder... Read more

The Silk Route Spy

By: Dr Enakshi Sengupta

Narrated by: Sanjna Sanjay Mukhi

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Was Nandlal Kapur a traitor or a patriot?A true story, like no other.1920s India. Flames of revolt against colonial rule had engulfed the country, making the British tense. They knew domestic spies were essential to track and quell the calls for independence. Nandlal Kapur, like many young Indian men, was recruited as a spy. But, while the pay... Read more

La Historia De Caterpillar

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

La Historia de Caterpillar te sumerge en el fascinante recorrido de una de las empresas más influyentes en el mundo de la maquinaria pesada y la ingeniería. Desde sus inicios modestos a principios del siglo XX hasta convertirse en un gigante industrial global, este libro narra los hitos clave, las innovaciones tecnológicas y el impacto... Read more

Set El Dar

By: Ahmed Oushi

Narrated by: Pandarosh

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

See how the Egyptian peasant woman creates a new story every moment of her day - women are a crown on our Egyptian heritage. Read more

The Challenge of Acts

By: N. T. Wright

Narrated by: N. T. Wright

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author.A new and inviting introduction to the Acts of the Apostles from New Testament scholar and theologian N. T. Wright.Acts is a substantial book. It sits right in the middle of the New Testament, looking back to the four Gospels and ahead to the mission of the early church. It provides a framework for our understanding of the... Read more

Continental Reckoning

By: Elliott West

Narrated by: Christopher Grove

Length: 23 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in History



In Continental Reckoning renowned historian Elliott West presents a sweeping narrative of the American West and its vital role in the transformation of the nation. In the 1840s, by which time the United States had expanded to the Pacific, what would become the West was home to numerous vibrant... Read more

Black Flora

By: Teresa J. Speight

Narrated by: Lynnette R. Freeman

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the growing community of Black floriculture leading the new vanguard in flowers.

Black Flora is the first book to feature profiles of contemporary Black experts innovating in the world of flowers. Author and longtime gardener, Teresa Speight, offers a beautiful intersection of flowers and community. This book is a homecoming, one that... Read more

How to Lose a War

By: Amin Saikal

Narrated by: Keval Shah

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

An incisive, authoritative account of the West's failures in Afghanistan, from 9/11 to the fall of Kabul



In 1958, Richard Nixon described Afghanistan as "unconquerable." On August 15, 2021, he was proven right. After twenty years of intervention, US and NATO forces retreated, enabling the Taliban to return to power. Tens of thousands were killed... Read more

La regina Elena di Savoia all'Altare della Patria. 1935.

By: Elena di Savoia

Narrated by: Elena di Savoia

Length: 1 minute

Abridged: No

La Regina Elena di Savoia depone la fede nuziale all'altare della Patria, il giorno di Natale del 1935. Read more

American Judaism

By: Nathan Glazer

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book.

First published in 1957, Nathan Glazer's classic, historical study of Judaism in America has been described by the New York Times Book Review as "a remarkable story . . . told briefly and clearly by an objective historical mind, yet with a fine combination of sociological insight and... Read more

Christmas TV Memories

By: Herbie J Pilato

Narrated by: Steve Marvel

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

For most of us, fond memories of the Christmas season are inseparable from television's holiday presentations. The world loves everything from iconic cartoons like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Charlie Brown Christmas to the groundbreaking Julia sitcom segment, "I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas," Christmas in Rockefeller Center, and the... Read more

Colonial Wars, 1689-1762

By: Howard H. Peckham

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book.

Although the colonial wars consisted of almost continuous raids and skirmishes between the English and French colonists and their Indian allies and enemies, they can be separated into four major conflicts, corresponding to four European wars of which they were, in varying degrees, a part:... Read more

The American Supreme Court, Sixth Edition

By: Robert G. McCloskey & Sanford Levinson

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 15 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book. 

For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey’s classic work on the Supreme Court’s role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation’s highest court.

As in prior editions, McCloskey’s original text remains unchanged. In his... Read more

The Spice Ports

By: Nicholas Nugent

Narrated by: Bruce Mann

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

We may think of "globalism" as a recent development but its origins date back to the fifteenth century and beyond, when seafarers pioneered routes across the oceans with the objectives of exploration, trade, and profit. These voyages only became possible after certain technical innovations—improvements in ship design, compasses, and... Read more

Yankee Doodle Dandy

By: Elizabeth Titrington Craft

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Playwright, composer, actor, director, and producer George M. Cohan looms large in musical theater legend. Remembered today for classic tunes like "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "Give My Regards to Broadway," he has been called "the father of musical comedy," and his statue stands in the heart of the New York theater district. Cohan's early... Read more

Dichiarazione di guerra - 10 giugno 1940

By: Benito Mussolini

Narrated by: Benito Mussolini

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Questo agghiacciante documento sonoro riporta la voce di Benito Mussolini che annuncia la dichiarazione di guerra contro Francia e Inghilterra il 10 giugno 1940 da Palazzo Venezia a Roma. Mai più la guerra! Read more

Marching Orders

By: Bruce Lee

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 24 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Marching Orders tells the story of how the American military's breaking of the Japanese diplomatic Purple codes during World War II led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and hastened the end of the devastating conflict. With unprecedented access to over one million pages of US Army documents and thousands of pages of top-secret messages dispatched... Read more

How To End Christian Nationalism

By: Amanda Tyler

Narrated by: Suzie Althens

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Christian nationalism is a powerful and pervasive ideology, and it is becoming normalized. From Amanda Tyler, lead organizer of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign, comes How to End Christian Nationalism, your vital companion for countering this dangerous ideology. Tyler draws on her experiences, conversations with pastors and... Read more

El niño del establo de Auschwitz

By: Dexter Ford & Henry Oster

Narrated by: Paris Roa & Martha Juárez

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Una historia conmovedora de coraje y supervivencia «La primera vez que sentí que algo andaba mal, que estaba siendo señalado y perseguido, fue en mi primer día de clases. Tenía 6 años». Henry Oster fue un niño al que muy pronto le arrebataron todo. De los 2011 judíos deportados de Colonia, Alemania, él estuvo entre los 23 que lograron salir con... Read more

Unica registrazione della voce di Gabriele D'Annunzio

By: Gabriele D'Annunzio

Narrated by: Gabriele D'Annunzio

Length: 1 minute

Abridged: No

Quella contenuta in questo brevissimo documento sonoro è forse l'unica registrazione esistente della voce di Gabriele D'Annunzio. Read more

The History of Medicine in Twelve Objects

By: Carol Cooper

Narrated by: Carol Cooper

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the fascinating history of medicine from its primitive beginnings to the lifesaving technologies of today.

Award-winning author Dr Carol Cooper takes you on a journey through the 12 objects that have come to define medicine through the ages – from the barbaric and bizarre to the inventive and impressive, this captivating read is peppered... Read more