History audiobooks

All Brave Sailors - Abridged

By: J. Revell Carr

Narrated by: George K. Wilson

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the darkness before moonrise on the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast on August 21, 1940, the night erupted in a fusillade of bullets and shells. The victim was a stalwart English tramp steamer, Anglo Saxon, part of the lifeline that was keeping besieged England in supplies. The attacker appeared to be a merchant ship from a neutral... Read more

A Writer's Life - Abridged

By: Gay Talese

Narrated by: Gay Talese

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The inner workings of a writer’s life, the interplay between experience and writing, are brilliantly recounted by a master of the art. Gay Talese now focuses on his own life—the zeal for the truth, the narrative edge, the sometimes startling precision, that won accolades for his journalism and best-sellerdom and acclaim for his revelatory books... Read more

Dark Sun - Abridged

By: Richard Rhodes

Narrated by: Richard Rhodes

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War.

Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet... Read more

Der Thule-Orden - Abridged

By: Karl Höffkes

Narrated by: Matthias Ponnier, Volker Risch & Marietta Bürger

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Der Thule-Orden Die schwarze Macht des Dritten Reiches Der nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg ins Leben gerufene "Thule-Orden" gilt als organisatorisches Fundament der nationalsozialistischen Bewegung. Zu seinen Gründungsmitgliedern zählten Himmler, Streicher, Rosenberg und Hess. Doch so eindeutig, wie manche Historiker es darstellen, scheinen die... Read more

Electric Universe - Abridged

By: David Bodanis

Narrated by: Adam Levy

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling author of E=mc2 weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud through an account of the invisible force that permeates our universe—electricity—and introduces us to the virtuoso scientists who plumbed its secrets.

For centuries, electricity was seen as little more than a curious property of certain substances that... Read more

Die Todesfahrt der "Wilhelm Gustloff" - Abridged

By: Karl Höffkes

Narrated by: Matthias Ponnier, Eva Garg & Hans-Peter Goldbeck

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Todesfahrt der "Wilhelm Gustloff" Der Untergang der "Wilhelm Gustloff" war die größte Schiffskatastrophe aller Zeiten: Über 9.300 Menschen, darunter 5.000 Kinder, verloren am 30. Januar 1945 im eisigen Wasser der Ostsee ihr Leben. Zeitzeugen lassen die Geschichte des seinerzeit größten Dampfers der Erde noch einmal lebendig werden:... Read more

Der Totenwald von Bialowieza - Abridged

By: Karl Höffkes

Narrated by: Hendrik Stickan

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Der Totenwald von Bialowieza Vormarschkämpfe der Heeresgruppe Mitte im Sommer 1941 Am 22. Juni 1941 trat die deutsche Heeresgruppe Mitte unter Feldmarschall von Bock zum Angriff auf die Sowjetunion an. Die Heeresgruppe sollte auf ihren Flügeln starke Kräfte vorantreiben, die russischen Verbände in Weißrussland zersprengen und... Read more

Wer regiert die Welt? - Abridged

By: Karl Höffkes

Narrated by: Matthias Ponnier & Hans-Peter Goldbeck

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wer regiert die Welt? Illuminaten, Neuptempler und Bilderberger Alles, was uns als "Wirklichkeit" verkauft wird, ist nur eine hübsch bemalte Fassade aus Pappmaschee. Politik ist eine Art Puppentheater, die Figuren auf der öffentlichen Bühne sind lediglich gut bezahlte Marionetten. Die Fäden, an denen sie zappeln, ziehen mächtige... Read more

Der Zweite Dreißigjährige Krieg - Abridged

By: Gerd Schulze-Rohnhof

Narrated by: Matthias Ponnier & Eva Garg

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Der zweite Dreißigjährige Krieg" 1914 - 1945 Der für uns Deutsche ungewohnte Begriff des "Zweiten Dreißigjährigen Kriegs" stammt aus England. Die Briten umschreiben damit – in Anlehnung an die Geschehnisse der Jahre 1618 bis 1648, die in die Geschichtsschreibung als "Dreißigjähriger Krieg" eingegangen sind – den Zeitraum vom Beginn des... Read more

The Fall of the House of Bush - Abridged

By: Craig Unger

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

How Did This Happen?

The presidency of George W. Bush has led to the worst foreign policy fiasco in the history of the United States -- the bloody, unwinnable war in Iraq. Bush's fateful decision was rooted in events that began decades ago, and this story has never been fully told, until now.

From Craig Unger, the author of the bestseller... Read more

Fernão Cardim - Abridged

By: Capistrano de Abreu

Narrated by: Cido Tavares

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

O historiador Capistrano de Abreu faz neste texto sucinto uma biografia bem completa daquele que é um dos mais relevantes nomes dentre os viajantes observadores do Brasil colonial: Fernão Cardim. Com a curiosidade de que sua obra só tenha sido descoberta no século XIX, o biógrafo narra as muitas idas e vindas do padre no Atlântico, envolvido nas... Read more

Otto von Bismarck - Abridged

By: Karl Höffkes & Eva Garg

Narrated by: Matthias Ponnier

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Otto von Bismarck – Diplomat im Schatten der Macht Wir schreiben das Jahr 1847: Ein gerade mal 34-jähriger Gutsbesitzersohn zieht als Nachrücker in den Preußischen Landtag ein. Nichts Außergewöhnliches; wir könnten leicht darüber hinwegsehen, wenn er Müller, Meier oder Schulze geheißen hätte. Aber er hieß Otto von Bismarck, und damit... Read more

Hajo Herrmann - Abridged

By: Karl Höffkes

Narrated by: Eva Garg

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Oberst a.D. Hajo Herrmann Erinnerungen eines deutschen Luftwaffenoffiziers Oberst a. D. Hajo Herrmann gilt heute als einer der herausragenden Zeitzeugen in Fragen des Luftkrieges. Denn der Jagd- und Kampfflieger berichtet über die Ereignisse vor und während des Zweiten Weltkrieges aus eigenem unmittelbaren Erleben in exponierten... Read more

Fliegst Du schon oder überlegst du noch - Abridged

By: Claudia Lanfranconi

Narrated by: Antonia Feuerstein, Dagmar Maya Hahn, Kornelia ...

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Frauen, die ihre Träume wahr machten, wollten meist hoch hinaus und bei ihren Bemühungen konnte sie niemand aufhalten. Sie haben sich gegen Väter, Mütter, Brüder, Lehrer und gesellschaftliche Konventionen gestellt, um abzuheben und die gläserne Decke zu durchbrechen. Kurzweilige Lebensgeschichten von spannenden Frauen, die den großen Sprung... Read more

Um livro sobre a Marquesa de Santos - Abridged

By: Capistrano de Abreu

Narrated by: Cido Tavares

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

O historiador Capistrano de Abreu faz neste texto sucinto uma biografia bem completa daquela que é uma das mais célebres personagens femininas do Brasil Império: Domitila de Castro do Canto e Melo, a Marquesa de Santos, amante de D. Pedro I. Do nascimento à morte em São Paulo, são apresentados todos os fatos relevantes de sua vida, incluindo... Read more

O cerco de Paissandu - Abridged

By: Moreira de Azevedo

Narrated by: Tiago Torres

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Neste texto selecionado do livro "Rio da Prata e Paraguai: Quadros Guerreiros", o historiador Moreira de Azevedo conta como foi o cerco e a tomada de Paissandu, quando as forças militares brasileiras, juntamente aquelas comandadas general uruguaio D. Venancio Flôres, reconquistaram Montevidéu, repelindo os revoltosos do partido blanco. Read more

In the Beginning: Creation - Abridged

By: Kevin Herren

Narrated by: a full cast, Joe Estevez, Daniel Roebuck, Nancy...

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the Beginning ­is an audio drama series featuring stories from the Holy Bible. Performed in the style of the old time radio plays from yesteryear, each fully dramatized story is professionally performed by some of Hollywood’s best voice talent. This story begins with the creation of the world and continues through to the original sin, the... Read more

Im Panzerturm - Tagebuch eines Panzersoldaten - Abridged

By: Johann Huber

Narrated by: Sascha Ulderup

Length: 19 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dies sind die Tagebuchaufzeichnungen eines Panzersoldaten, welcher von 1944 bis 1945 im Panzer-Regiment 25 gekämpft hat. Schonungslos beschreibt er die Rückzugsgefechte durch Ostpreußen, die Kämpfe im Kurlandkessel und das Leid der Zivilbevölkerung. Der Autor schrieb diese Zeilen anhand seiner Tagebuchaufzeichnungen aus der Kriegszeit im... Read more

Kaddish - Abridged

By: Leon Wieseltier

Narrated by: Theodore Bikel

Length: 4 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

After his father died, Leon Wieseltier began to observe the traditional year-long period of mourning, going to the synagogue three times a day to recite the prayer known as the mourner's Kaddish. Struck by the profound, yet unexpected power of this practice and the poverty of his knowledge about it, Leon began to study the history and meaning of... Read more

100 Quotes by Heraclitus of Ephesus - Abridged

By: Heraclitus

Narrated by: Brad Carty

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'100 Quotes by Heraclitus of Ephesus' is a superb read for those with an interest in philosophy or the human condition. Insightful, esoteric, and incisive, 21st-century readers will be taken with the relevance of observations made more than 2,500 years ago. Whether you're looking for philosophical inspiration or to further your self-development,... Read more

The Rehnquist Choice - Abridged

By: John W. Dean

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines & John W. Dean

Length: 5 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The explosive story of how William Rehnquist became a Supreme Court Justice, told by the only person who could have revealed this information—John W. Dean.

In 1971, William Rehnquist seemed the perfect choice to fill a seat on the United States Supreme Court. He was a young, well-polished lawyer who shared many of President Richard Nixon's... Read more

Cobra II - Abridged

By: Michael R. Gordon & Bernard E. Trainor

Narrated by: Craig Wasson

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Informed by unparalleled access to still–secret documents, interviews with top field commanders, and a review of the military’s own internal after–action reports, Cobra II is the definitive chronicle of America’s invasion and occupation of Iraq—a conflict that could not be lost but one that the United States failed to win decisively. From the... Read more

The Genome War - Abridged

By: James Shreeve

Narrated by: Erik Singer

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The long-awaited story of the science, the business, the politics, the intrigue behind the scenes of the most ferocious competition in the history of modern science—the race to map the human genome.
On May 10, 1998, biologist Craig Venter, director of the Institute for Genomic Research, announced that he was forming a private company that within... Read more

الدحيحة - رولينج - Abridged

By: طاهر المعتز بالله

Narrated by: طاهر المعتز بالله

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

بعد كل هذا الوقت؟ إلى الأبد. كانت فقيرة وتكاد تكون بلا مأوى وعايشة على إعانات الدولة، وكتبت كتابتها من مقهى بيسمح لها تقعد طالما إنها بتطلب مشروب. كان عندها طفل صغير ومطلقة ووالدتها مُشخصة بمرض التصلب العصبي المتعدد. وفوق كل دا، كانت بتعاني من الاكتئاب وبتفكر في الانتحار. لكن كل دا مخلهاش تبطل تحلم تحقق طموحها في إنها تبقى كاتبة. في سنة 1990،... Read more