History audiobooks

The Other Olympians

By: Michael Waters

Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"Michael Waters performs an Olympian act of storytelling, using the stories of these extraordinary athletes to explore in brilliant detail the struggle for understanding and equality." —Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life

“This riveting audiobook brings all the facts and showcases why we need to acknowledge true history in today’s social... Read more

Jeanne D'Arc (Unabridged)

By: Margaret O. Oliphant

Narrated by: Jacob Brown, Deanna Stewart & Billy Ross

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tumultuous era of the Hundred Years' War, a young peasant girl named Jeanne d'Arc emerged as a beacon of hope for the beleaguered French. Guided by divine visions, she led the French army to a series of stunning victories, turning the tide of the conflict. Margaret O. Oliphant's "Jeanne D'Arc (Unabridged)" delves into the extraordinary... Read more

Banking on Slavery

By: Sharon Ann Murphy

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

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

A sobering excavation of how deeply nineteenth-century American banks were entwined with the institution of slavery.

It’s now widely understood that the fullest expression of nineteenth-century American capitalism was found in the structures of chattel slavery. It’s also understood that... Read more

Rhythm of Resistance

By: Eroms Ehiagwina

Narrated by: Kevin Key

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

"Rhythm of Resistance: The Soulful Echoes of Black Musicians in the Era of Martin Luther King Jr. (1957-1968)" is an essential read that illuminates the crucial role of music during the Civil Rights Movement and a tribute to musicians who revolutionized the music scene during this period.
Offering an extensive review of the social, political, and... Read more

Sous le feu

By: Michel Goya

Narrated by: Fréderic Kneip

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

UN LIVRE HORS DU COMMUN. Combattre, c'est évoluer pendant quelques instants dans un monde régi par ses propres lois. En sortir vivant, c'est se réveiller épuisé, brisé ou exalté, mais toujours transformé. Pour comprendre cette vie près de la mort, Michel Goya nous confronte à l'expérience sous le feu : décider, risquer sa vie, tuer. Sous... Read more

Nadja Comaneci: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Nadja Comaneci, rumänische Turnlegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

Spain and the American Revolution: The History of the Spanish Empire’s Participation in the Revolutionary War

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: KC Wayman

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The American Revolution is replete with seminal moments that every American learns in school, from the “shot heard ‘round the world” to the Declaration of Independence, but the events that led up to the fighting at Lexington & Concord were borne out of 10 years of division between the British and their American colonies over everything from... Read more

General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz: The Lives and Careers of America’s Commanders-in-Chief in the Pacific Theater during World War II

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Bill Caufield

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Despite fighting in North Africa and the Atlantic, the United States still had the resources and manpower to fight the Japanese in the Pacific. Though the Japanese had crippled the American fleet at Pearl Harbor, its distance from Japan made an invasion of Pearl Harbor impossible, and Japan had not severely damaged important infrastructure.... Read more

Von Benjamin Franklin bis Kaiser Wilhelm II.

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: Benjamin Franklin, Kaiserin Maria Theresia, Thomas Jefferson, Kaiser Wilhelm I., Napoleon III., Kaiser Franz Joseph, Kaiser Friedrich III., Kaiserin Sisi, König Ludiwig II., Kaiser... Read more

The Empires of Persia: The History and Legacy of the Dynasties that Ruled Persia from Antiquity to Today

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Victoria Woodson

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Lying in the middle of a plain in modern day Iran is a forgotten ancient city: Persepolis. Built two and a half thousand years ago, it was known in its day as the richest city under the sun. Persepolis was the capital of Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest empire the world had ever seen, but after its destruction, it was largely forgotten... Read more

A History of Ancient Egypt’s Most Famous Sites

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Michelle Humphries

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Africa may have given rise to the first humans, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world,... Read more

Hollywood’s 10 Greatest Actors

By: Charles River Editors

Narrated by: Mary Rossman

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1999, the American Film Institute released its list of the 50 greatest Hollywood stars of the 20th century, and selecting the 10 best actors out of the bunch was certainly a tall task. The competition was so stacked that men like Gary Cooper and John Wayne were not even among the Top 10. So who were the Top 10 men selected by the AFI?One man... Read more

The Principles of Philosophy

By: Michael Moore

Narrated by: Laura Kirman

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

From Aristotle to Kant, the great thinkers of the world have sought to come up with rules for how to live better lives, how to govern better and how to understand the world around us. This fascinating guide introduces readers to 10 core philosophical ideas, including metaphysics, aesthetics, political philosophy and more. With its comprehensive... Read more

Adolf Hitler

By: Ananthasairam Rangarajan

Narrated by: VVR

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

அடால்ஃப் ஹிட்லர் எந்த ஒரு பெயரைக் கேட்டவுடனே உங்கள் மனதில் ஒரு வெறுப்பு பரவும் என்று கேட்டால், உலகம் முழுக்க அனைவரும் சொல்லும் பெயர் இதுதான். ஏன் அப்படி? கோடிக்கணக்கான மக்களைக் கொன்று குவிக்கும் வெறி எப்படி ஹிட்லருக்கு வந்தது? யூதர்களை ஏன் ஹிட்லர் வேட்டையாடினார்? உலகமே அஞ்சி நடக்கும் வதை முகாம்களை ஏன் உருவாக்கினார்? அங்கே மக்கள் எப்படி கூட்டம்... Read more

Segredos do Império Inca

By: Felipe Boschetti

Narrated by: Gabriel Maciel

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Este livro é um primoroso registro do império inca, uma das mais importantes civilizações do mundo, que floresceu no antigo Peru entre 1400 e 1533 e se estendeu pela américa do sul ocidental. Conheça a origem do povo inca, suas lendas impressionantes, as divisões da sociedade dentro do império, a política, os imperadores, a produção de... Read more

Von Janis Joplin bis Freddy Mercury

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houson, Freddy Mercury. Read more

Die Geschichte der Maya für Kinder: Ein fesselnder Ausflug in die Zivilisation der Maya, von den Olmeken über die Gründung von Teotihuacán im alten Mesoamerika bis hin zur spanischen Eroberung

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Andreas Kock

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Such dir dein Indiana-Jones-Kostüm heraus und bereite dich auf ein Abenteuer vor! Wir begeben uns auf eine Reise in den Dschungel von Mesoamerika (Mittelamerika), um die erstaunlichen historischen Stätten zu erkunden, die die antike Kultur der Maya dort hinterlassen hat! Auf unserer Reise wirst du viele Geheimnisse entschlüsseln, also lies... Read more

Segredos do Império Asteca

By: Felipe Boschetti

Narrated by: Gabriel Maciel

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Guerreiros implacáveis. Grandes inventores. Protagonistas de rituais sanguinários. A história dos astecas não pode ser contada sem superlativos. Essa importante civilização pré-colombiana se desenvolveu na Mesoamérica entre 1325 e 1521, até ser conquistada pelos espanhóis. Sua capital, Tenochtitlán, era localizada onde hoje se situa a cidade do... Read more

Gestapo

By: Lucas Saul

Narrated by: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart

Length: 3 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Formed in 1933, the Gestapo became one of the most feared state forces of the Third Reich before and during World War II.
Chronicling the history of the organization, from its origins to the brutal and horrific offences that it perpetrated on hundreds of thousands of people, to its eventual downfall, Gestapo is a compelling tale of power and... Read more

Mark Spitz: Kurzbiografie kompakt

By: 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien & Jürgen Fritsche

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Mark Spitz, amerikanische Schwimmlegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! Read more

Conspiracies of World War II

By: Alexander Macdonald

Narrated by: Eric Meyers

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

There are a wealth of conspiracies surrounding World War II, from covert assassinations to outlandish secret missions and shocking cover-ups. Intelligence agencies practiced stunning deceptions and disinformation was spread widely, but what truths lie beneath these elaborate theories? Military historian Alexander Macdonald examines the... Read more

The Principles of Psychology

By: Shona Saul

Narrated by: Nathalie Buscombe

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Chartered psychologist Dr. Shona Saul presents an engaging and comprehensible guide that delves into the essential principles of psychology. With this book, you can explore a myriad of captivating topics including personality psychology, attachment theory and criminal profiling, and the role each of these play in understanding human behavior as... Read more

Private Inquiries

By: Caitlin Davies

Narrated by: Annie Aldington

Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The female private detective has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years. But what about the real-life women behind these fictional tales? Dismissed as 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' or amateurish Miss Marples, mocked as private dicks or honey trappers, they have been investigating crime since the mid-nineteenth century - everything from... Read more

The Volunteers

By: Lezlie Lowe

Narrated by: Krista Wells

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The long-awaited narrative history of the women who volunteered in Nova Scotia during the Second World War by award-winning journalist and author of No Place to Go. Read more