History Audiobooks

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• 102 Minutes
  The dramatic and moving untold story of the fight to survive inside the Twin Towers.
  
  
• 109 East Palace
  They were told as little as possible. Their orders were to go to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and report for work at a classified Manhattan Project site, a location so covert it was known to them only...
  
  
• 12 Books That Changed the World
  Twelve Books that Changed the World presents a rich variety of human endeavour and a great diversity of characters. There are also surprises. Here are famous books by Darwin, Newton..
  
  
• 1776 (Abridged)
  In this stirring audiobook, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence -- when the whole...
  
  
• 9/11 Commission Report Executive Summary, The
  The summary from the report that has dominated the news. It has major implications for our domestic and foreign policy. A must-read for all americans!
  
  
• Advance and Retreat
  Traces the life of Confederate General John B. Hood
  
  
• After Chancellorsville
  This collection of letters reveals the Civil War for many who lived it, overwhelming and ultimately tragic, viewed through the eyes of a courageous youth and an unforgettable young woman.
  
  
• Alabama
  Story of the famed Confederate Warship and scourge of the Union shipping fleet
  
  
• Alamo, The
  Spectacular epic production of one of the worlds most famous battles
  
  
• American Revolution, The: Part 2
  In 1764, Britain imposed the first of several taxes with the Sugar Act. This was followed by the Stamp Act and the Townshend Revenue Act. In 1773, the Seven Years War with France had made Britain t...
  
  
• American Soldier (Unabridged)
  A journey retraced from small-town boyhood through a lifetime of military service.
  
  
• An Army at Dawn
  In the first volume of a remarkable trilogy, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson provides the definitive history of the war in North Africa. The liberation of Europe and the destruction...
  
  
• Antietam: The Lost Command
  Full-cast tale of espionage, betrayal and romance set against the Civil War Battle of Antietam.
  
  
• Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The
  The story of a remarkable scientist, statesman and diplomat and one of the founding fathers of America.
  
  
• Blood
  An audio anthology of the most dramatic moments in American history.
  
  
• Bomber
  The highly acclaimed BBC Radio 4 production starring Tom Baker, Jack Shepherd and others.
  
  
• Boys of Pointe du Hoc, The
  A riveting account of the brave U.S. Army Rangers who stormed the coast of Normandy.
  
  
• Captured by Indians: A True Account by Mary Rowlandson
  In February of 1675 Narragansett Indians lay siege to Mary Rowlandson’s village. Most were killed. 'The bullets flying thick, one went through my side, and the same through the bowels of my...
  
  
• Civil War, The: Part 1
  From April 1861 to April 1865, America was caught in the convulsions of war - The Civil War. No historical even, short of the American Revolution itself, has so deeply affected the United States. T...
  
  
• Civil War, The: The American Heritage History Of
  "The story of the war needs retelling because it helped to change the future of the human race," wrote Bruce Catton. According to the New York Times, this work is "scholarly, judicious, clear, and ...
  
  
• Commander Of The Exodus
  Of the expeditions led by Yossi Harel from 1946 to 1948, it was the voyage of the Exodus to Palestine that became a beacon for Zionism and a symbol to all that neither guns, cannons, nor warships c...
  
  
• Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The
  One of the greatest texts in the English language.
  
  
• Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Part II, The
  Gibbon's work occupies an immortal place in the pantheon of historical masterpieces.
  
  
• Diary of Samuel Pepys, The
  Perhaps the most well-known collection of reminiscences.
  
  
• Different Drummer, A
  A warm, personal portrait of Ronald Reagan, A Different Drummer brims with recollections from a relationship that has spanned three decades. A former aide and longtime family friend, Michael Deaver...
  
  
• Distant Mirror, A: The Calamitous 14th Century
  The fourteenth century reflects two contradictory images: on one hand, a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry; on the other, a time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a wo...
  
  
• Dying to Cross
  Jorge Ramos recounts the events of the worst immigrant tragedy in United States history.
  
  
• Eyewitness 1900-1909
  Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of a decade of the century described by those who saw them happen...
  
  
• Eyewitness 1990 - 1999
  The unique history of the Twentieth Century - 1990 to 1999.
  
  
• Famous People in History 2
  Here are the life stories of nine famous people who have left their mark upon the world. There are men of action such as Alexander the Great and George Washington, and a woman, Joan of Arc, who...
  
  
• Flyboys (Abridged)
  A true and moving story of American courage.
  
  
• Forge of Union, Anvil of Liberty
  One of the most important news stories of the last three centuries comes to life in this "eyewitness account" of America's first federal elections, the first congress, and President Washington's cr...
  
  
• Founding Mothers
  Cokie Roberts brings to life the women who raised our nation.
  
  
• Gettysburg Day 1 - Good Ground
  A stunning historical production covering the three days of Gettysburg
  
  
• Gettysburg Day 2 - Sea of Anguish
  The second part of the stunning Gettysburg trilogy from Colonial Radio.
  
  
• Gettysburg Day 3 - Army of the Living God
  The second part of the stunning Gettysburg trilogy from Colonial Radio
  
  
• Great Speeches
  These speeches span the years 1940 – 1987.Among others listen to Winston Churchill’s First Radio Address As Prime Minister, John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address and Richard Nixon’s Resignation speech.
  
  
• Guests of the Ayatollah
  From the best-selling author of Black Hawk Down comes a riveting, definitive chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis
  
  
• History of Britain - The Fate of Empire 1776-2000
  Winner of a Bronze Award at the Spoken Word Awards 2003 Award-winning historian Simon Schama completes his monumental three-volume history of Britain, which accompanies the acclaimed...
  
  
• History of English Literature, The
  The story of literature that has touched the hearts & stirred the minds of countless readers.
  
  
• History of the Musical, The
  An enthralling story - told with nearly 100 famous musical extracts.
  
  
• In Time of War: Hitler's Terrorist Attack on America
  In 1942, eight Nazi saboteurs were caught on American beaches and executed. The decision was challenged in court but eventually upheld in the Supreme Court's ruling in Ex parte Quirin—a case that h...
  
  
• Isaac Newton
  James Gleick has long been fascinated by the making of science -- how ideas order visible appearances, how equations can give meaning to molecular and stellar phenomena, how theories can transform...
  
  
• Island Race, The
  Here is a history of Britain by one of its finest statesmen, a man who had himself crucially shaped events during perhaps the greatest crisis of modern times. Churchill's resonant prose brings to...
  
  
• Is Paris Burning?
  "Is Paris burning?" is the question Hitler asked over and over as the French and American troops battered their way into the city. Few moments in history are as stirring as the Allied liberation of...
  
  
• It's My America Too
  With It's My America Too, Ben Ferguson, the voice of America's youth and the host of The Ben Ferguson Show, one of the country's fastest growing syndicated radio shows, delivers his views on all...
  
  
• Jefferson's War: America's Frist War on Terror 1801-1805
  Two centuries ago, without congressional or public debate, a president who is thought of today as peaceable, Thomas Jefferson, launched America's first war on foreign soil, a war against terror. Th...
  
  
• John Adams (Unabridged)
  The #1 New York Times Bestseller Now Available in a Deluxe Unabridged Audiobook In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the...
  
  
• John Ransom's Diary: Andersonville
  The Civil War's most infamous Confederate prison was Andersonville, where many thousands of wretched Union prisoners died in deplorable conditions. John Ransom survived to tell the dreadful tale, t...
  
  
• Johnstown Flood, The
  At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania was a booming coal-and-steel town...
  
  
• Knock At Midnight, A
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• Korean War, The
  This pre-eminent military historian takes us back to the bloody, bitter struggle to restore South Korean independence after the Communist invasion of 1950. Using personal interviews with more than ...
  
  
• Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam
  The Civil War battle waged on September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek, Maryland, was one of the bloodiest in the nation's history: On this single day, the battle claimed nearly 23,000 casualties. In ...
  
  
• Lee: The Last Years
  After his dramatic surrender at Appomattox, Robert E. Lee lived only another five years, during which time he did more than any other American to heal the wounds between North and South during the ...
  
  
• Letters of a Woman Homesteader
  Elinore Pruitt washed clothes in Denver to provide for herself and her daughter after the death of her husband. In 1909 she took a job with a rancher near Burnt Fork, Wyoming. This was the...
  
  
• Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I, The
  Throughout her vivid life, Elizabeth I was the centre of a complicated web of political intrigue that made up the Elizabethan constitution. Elizabeth Jenkins, in her classic biography, reveals the...
  
  
• Life and Work of Marcel Proust
  This first audio-biography of Marcel Proust tells the story of one of the world's most original and admired literary geniuses. From his youth in the salons of Belle Epoque Paris, we follow his...
  
  
• Life and Works of Chopin, The
  Frederic Chopin is the pianist-composer par excellence. Regarded one of the most mesmeric performers of his day, he lives on in his music - his waltzes, mazurkas, etudes, preludes, nocturnes, three...
  
  
• Life of Dante, A
  Dante's vision, The Divine Comedy, has profoundly affected every generation since it first appeared in the early 14th century. Here is a brief account of his life, compiled from various sources...
  
  
• Light and the Glory, The
  "America, America, God shed His grace on thee. . ." Did Columbus believe that God called him west to undiscovered lands? Does American democracy owe its inception to the handful of Pilgrims who set...
  
  
• Lincoln's Letters The Private Man and the Warrior
  Lincoln comes alive through the reading of his letters. Audio Best of the Year - Publishers Weekly, 10 BEST - Library Journal
  
  
• Little Big Horn
  The real story of Custer and his famous last battle against the Sioux
  
  
• Map That Changed the World, The
  From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of the father of modern geology. In 1793, William Smith, the orphan son of a village blacksmith,...
  
  
• Mornings on Horseback
  From the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of John Adams. Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore...
  
  
• No One Left Behind (Abridged)
  The true story of a pilot who went missing on the opening eve of the Gulf War.
  
  
• No Room for Error
  When the U.S. Air Force decided to create an elite "special tactics" team in the late 1970s to work with special-operations forces, John T. Carney was the man they turned to. Since then Carney and...
  
  
• Nothing Like It In The World
  Nothing Like It in the World is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad.
  
  
• Objection!
  As host of Closing Arguments on Court TV and Nancy Grace on CNN's Headline News, Nancy Grace has won legions of devoted fans with her intelligent, plainspoken approach to the law. In Objection!, sh...
  
  
• Ola Latina, La
  En La Ola Latina el reconocido escritor y galardonado periodista Jorge Ramos explora el impresionante crecimiento de los hispanos y analiza cómo los latinos estántransformando la economía, la...
  
  
• Old Ironsides - And the Barbary Pirates
  Old Ironsides battles Tripolitan Pirates to free the crew of the captured USS Philadelphia
  
  
• Over the Edge of the World
  In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves,...
  
  
• People's History of the United States, A
  A chronicle of American history, from the bottom up.
  
  
• Persian War, The
  In this, the first prose history in European civilization. Herodotus tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, King of Persia. Here are not...
  
  
• Plutarch - Greek Lives
  Plutarch's unique insight into the great men of the Ancient World through his biographies.
  
  
• Portrait of a Killer
  Using the first-hand expertise she has gained through writing the bestselling Dr Kay Scarpetta novels, Patricia Cornwell has used...
  
  
• Prince of the City, The: Giuliani, New York, and the Genius of American Life
  In the first post-9/11 account of the career of the man who established himself as "America's Mayor" in the dark days after America was attacked, Fred Siegel examines Rudy Giuliani's successes in N...
  
  
• Proud Tower, The: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914
  In The Proud Tower, Barbara Tuchman concentrates on society rather than the state. With an artist's selectivity, Tuchman brings to vivid life the people, places, and events that shaped the years le...
  
  
• Ratification Debates, The
  In the fall of 1787, the call went out: Each of the 13 states assembled special conventions to consider ratification of a proposed Constitution of the United States. Without ratification by nine co...
  
  
• Red, White & Liberal
  In Red, White & Liberal, Alan Colmes addresses a fundamental question: In this time of uncertainty, how can we protect our freedom without diminishing our liberties, while burnishing our...
  
  
• Roman Way, The
  Edith Hamilton shows us Rome through the eyes of the Romans. Plautus and Terence, Cicero and Caesar, Catullus, Horace, Virgil, and Augustus come to life in their ambitions, their work, loves and hates
  
  
• Ronnie And Nancy
  Their path to the White House - 1911 to 1980.
  
  
• Sceptred Isle 1: Caesar to William the Conquerer - 55BC-1087, This
  The story of Britain from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, specially written for BBC Radio 4 by Christopher Lee, narrated by Anna Massey
  
  
• Sceptred Isle 3: The Black Prince to Henry V - 1327-1547, This
  The story of Britain from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, specially written for BBC Radio 4 by Christopher Lee, narrated by Anna Massey
  
  
• Sceptred Isle 4: Elizabeth I to Cromwell - 1547-1660, This
  Lee's history of Britain provides the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation. From foreign invasions and war to economic crises and social revolution...
  
  
• Sceptred Isle: Empire Volume 1: 1155-1783, This
  This is volume 1 of the eagerly-awaited follow-up to Christopher Lee's highly-acclaimed and award-winning "BBC Radio 4" series. The original ground-breaking series of This Sceptred Isle was a...
  
  
• Sceptred Isle: Empire Volume 2: 1783 - 1876, This
  The new Sceptred Isle - the master storyteller is back! Vol 2 of the eagerly-awaited follow-up to Christopher Lee's highly-acclaimed...
  
  
• Seven Pillars of Wisdom
  Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his...
  
  
• Shades of Blue and Gray: An Introductory Military History of the Civil War
  An introductory military history of the American Civil War, this book places the 1861-1865 conflict within the broad context of evolving warfare. Emphasizing technology and its significant impact, ...
  
  
• Shiloh
  General U.S. Grant and General Sherman are caught off guard by the entire Confederate Army
  
  
• Surrounded by Idiots
  An important look at where America is today and that the future of America will get brighter.
  
  
• Terror in the Name of God
  For five years, Jessica Stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. She traveled extensively -- to refugee camps in Lebanon, to religious...
  
  
• To Conquer The Air
  "For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man. My disease has increased in severity and I feel that it will soon cost me an increased amount of money if...
  
  
• Trial and the Death of Socrates, The
  The trial and death of Socrates remains a powerful document not least because it gives a first-hand account of the end of one of the greatest figures in history. In Apology Socrates defends himself...
  
  
• Truman
  Hailed by critics as an American masterpiece, David McCullough's sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman captured...
  
  
• Victorian London
  Liza Picard shows us the physical reality of daily life. She takes us to schools and prisons, churches and cemeteries and records the events of the reign of Victoria...
  
  
• Voices of Black America
  Historial recordings of poetry, humor and drama. 1908 - 1947.
  
  
• William Pitt the Younger
  William Hague’s biography is comparable to Roy Jenkins’s recent bestselling life of Churchill – an eminent politician writing an outstanding Prime Ministerial life.
  
  
• Winston Churchill's Greatest Speeches: Never Give In !
  Sir Winston Churchill’s greatest speeches digitally remastered, selected and introduced by his grandson Winston S. Churchill...