History audiobooks

Bess of Hardwick

By: Mary S. Lovell

Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon

Length: 20 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

"The best account yet available of this shrewd, enigmatic and remarkable woman." —Sunday Times [London]



From the author of The Sisters, a chronicle of the most brutal, turbulent, and exuberant period of England's history. Bess Hardwick, the fifth daughter of an impoverished Derbyshire nobleman, did not have an auspicious start in life. Widowed at... Read more

One More Good Flight

By: Ric Gillespie

Narrated by: J. Rodney Turner

Length: 18 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

This book is the product of The Earhart Project, a thirty-four-year investigation of the Earhart tragedy by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. TIGHAR investigators had no agenda. They were not out to advocate, excuse, honor, or impugn. They saw the Earhart disappearance as an aviation accident and reasoned the answer to its... Read more

No Eres Perezoso Solo Estás Perdido

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Te has sentido alguna vez paralizado, confundido, sin una dirección clara, mientras el mundo parece avanzar a toda velocidad a tu alrededor? A menudo, este sentimiento se confunde con la "pereza", pero ¿y si el problema no fuera una falta de motivación, sino una pérdida de rumbo? No eres perezoso, solo estás perdido es una guía que desafía la... Read more

El Efecto Lucifer Por qué Las Personas Buenas Se Convierten En Monstruos

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo & Onofre Quezada

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

El Efecto Lucifer: Por qué las personas buenas se convierten en monstruos examina una de las cuestiones más inquietantes de la naturaleza humana: ¿qué lleva a alguien aparentemente bueno a actuar de manera cruel o inhumana? Este libro desentraña cómo el contexto, el poder, la obediencia y la presión de grupo pueden desdibujar la línea entre el... Read more

The Melting Point

By: Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. USMC (Ret).

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

General Frank McKenzie oversaw some of the most important—and controversial operations in modern US military history. The Melting Point has three themes. The first one is the importance of the primacy of civilian control of the military. It has become widely perceived that this control has been eroded over the years. General McKenzie doesn't... Read more

The Illusionist

By: Robert Hutton

Narrated by: Al Murray

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out. Always ready with a drink and a story, Clarke was a well-known figure in Cairo social circles and nightlife. If you then asked what he did, you would have less success. Those who knew didn't tell—and almost no one really knew at... Read more

Explorers

By: Matthew Lockwood

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Unfurling a tapestry of surprising and historically overlooked figures spanning forty centuries and six continents, historian Matthew Lockwood narrates lives filled with imagination and wonder, curiosity, connection, and exchange. Familiar icons of exploration like Pocahontas, Columbus, Sacagawea, and Captain Cook find new company in the untold... Read more

Awakening the Spirit of America

By: Paul M. Sparrow

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Franklin Roosevelt awoke on September 1, 1939 to the news that Germany invaded Poland, signaling the start of World War II. The president warned for years that Hitler's fascist regime posed an existential threat to democracy, but the American public remained stubbornly isolationist as fascist sympathizing groups, egged on by right wing media... Read more

The Fenway Effect

By: David Krell

Narrated by: David Krell

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

To be a part of Red Sox Nation is to be a hopeful romantic who neither betrays loyalty nor surrenders hope in the direst of circumstances. From Bangor to Back Bay, New Englanders endure in baseball matters. And life. The team's history has intersected with the history of Boston and well beyond it, through the Curse of the Bambino, the military... Read more

“I’m Just a Supply Sgt.”

By: Donald M. Stout

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

I'm Just a Supply Sgt. is a compelling narrative of the Vietnam War with a very personal, psychological perspective that is difficult to find in most histories.



Don Stout's ability to comprehend and record his feelings during the war, and his struggles after the war, provide not only a window into the suffering of many veterans but also a tool... Read more

The Nazis Next Door

By: Eric Lichtblau

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Read the history behind the series THE HUNTERS (starring Al Pacino) in this “captivating book rooted in first-rate research” (New York Times Book Review) that tells the true story of how America became home to thousands of Nazi war criminals.

For the first time, once-secret government records and interviews tell the full story of the thousands... Read more

Das Habsburgerreich: Ein fesselnder Führer zum Hause Österreichs und dem Einfluss der Habsburger auf das Heilige Römische Reich

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Marko Kraft

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Entdecken Sie die fesselnde Geschichte von Europas zweitältester Dynastie – den Habsburgern!Mit kostenlosem Geschichtsbonus im Innern.Die Familie der Habsburger regierte Mitteleuropa vom frühen Mittelalter bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg und sie existiert immer noch als eine der angesehensten österreichischen Familien. Obwohl die Dynastie einst über... Read more

H.L. Mencken's Essay, The Penalty of Death

By: H.L. Mencken

Narrated by: Van Ickleberg

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

American journalist, essayist, satirist, and cultural critic, H.L. Mencken makes his 3-pronged case for the death penalty for those who take the lives of other people, challenging civilized order. Mencken argues the death penalty is a form of catharsis for the immediate victims of the crime, and is not solely for deterring other criminals, but... Read more

Eine Geschichte des Römischen Reiches in 21 Frauen (Ungekürzt)

By: Emma Southon

Narrated by: Christiane Nothofer

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Das Römische Reich endlich aus weiblicher Sicht. Lasst uns das Drehbuch des Römischen Reiches zerreißen: Genug von Brüdermördern, Frauenräubern und Kriegsspektakel! Die Geschichte Roms ist so viel mehr: Mit Emma Southon entdecken wir, wie die Sexarbeiterin Hispala Faecenia eine Verschwörung aufdeckt, wir lernen die klügste Geschäftsfrau von... Read more

Recollections of Lincoln 1847-1865

By: Ward Hill Lamon

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Scythe

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Recollections of Abraham Lincoln, 1847-1865 by Ward Hill Lamon offers a personal and candid view of Lincoln through the eyes of one of his closest friends and bodyguards. Lamon, a lawyer and former law partner of Lincoln, had a unique vantage point, accompanying him through critical periods of his life, including his presidency. Known for his... Read more

比尔·盖茨传

By: 刘平显

Narrated by: 炊饼

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：本书主要讲述了比尔·盖茨生平的传奇故事。 Read more

林肯传

By: 周卫华

Narrated by: 敖然

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：亚伯拉罕·林肯（18091865）是美国第16任总统、著名的资产阶级革命家。在18611865年美国内战时期，即北部酱主义自由雇佣劳动制和南部种植场黑人奴隶制两种社会制度决战的严重历史关头，林肯作为新兴工业资产阶级的政治领袖，在人民群众的推动下，领导联邦平定了南部反动奴隶主的武装叛乱，颁了解放黑人奴隶忍气吞声宣言，胜利地进行 了一场影响深远的资产阶级民主革命。在奴隶制度废除后，美国资本主义获得了迅速的发展。 Read more

The Everyday Life Of Lincoln

By: Francis Fisher Browne

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Scythe

Length: 20 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The Everyday Life of Abraham Lincoln by Francis Fisher Browne offers an engaging, accessible portrait of Lincoln’s personal and public life. First published in 1886, the book weaves together biographical details, personal anecdotes, and historical events to provide a comprehensive look at Lincoln from his early years to his presidency and tragic... Read more

老舍文集：散文、杂文与译文

By: 老舍

Narrated by: 景岑

Length: 23 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介：精选老舍各个时期的主要散文、杂文和译文作品。杰出的语言大师，无论写人、写景、写情、写事，感情真挚，爱憎分明；简而明，短而精，通俗易懂，深入浅出，且幽默诙谐，耐人寻味，有着独具一格的特色。 散文：《想北平》《大明湖之春》《一些印象》《又是一年芳草绿》《兔儿爷》等。 杂文：《未成熟的谷粒》《多鼠斋杂谈》《文艺与木匠》《幽默的危险》等。 译文：《出毛病的大幺》《基督教的大同主义》《战壕脚》等。 Read more

Abraham Lincoln

By: Francis Grierson

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Scythe

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Abraham Lincoln: Practical Mystic by Francis Grierson presents a unique interpretation of Lincoln’s character, emphasizing the spiritual and philosophical dimensions of his personality. Published in 1918, the book explores how Lincoln's deep intuition, moral insight, and inner strength shaped his leadership during one of the most tumultuous... Read more

The Private & Public Lincoln

By: Orville Victor

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Scythe

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The Private and Public Life of Abraham Lincoln by Orville J. Victor offers a detailed look at both the personal and political sides of one of America's most iconic presidents. Published in 1864, during Lincoln’s lifetime, it blends biography with commentary on his rise to prominence, his leadership during the Civil War, and his commitment to... Read more

Abraham Lincoln

By: Carl Sandburg

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Scythe

Length: 18 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years by Carl Sandburg is a two-volume biography that explores Lincoln's life from his childhood through his early political career, ending just before he became president. Published in 1926, Sandburg’s work combines detailed historical research with a lyrical, almost poetic style, reflecting his background as both a... Read more

Max Weber: Politik als Beruf

By: Max Weber

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Max Weber, Gründer der modernen Soziologie, nahm es 1919, kurz nach dem ersten Weltkrieg, auf sich, in Zeiten von politischem Chaos und Revolutionsphantasien nicht nur das politische Geschehen in Deutschland zu analysieren, sondern die grundsätzliche Frage zu beantworten, welche Charaktereigenschaften und Ansichten für einen Menschen, der die... Read more

Abraham Lincoln

By: Charles Leland

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Scythe

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Abraham Lincoln’s role in the abolition of slavery is one of the most significant chapters in American history. Although Lincoln did not begin his presidency as a radical abolitionist, his views evolved, shaped by the moral and political challenges of the Civil War. Early in his political career, he spoke cautiously about slavery, focusing more... Read more