Top History Audiobooks

When the women of a small English village meet to organise a hospital supplies depot at the outbreak of the Second World War, talk soon turns to the previous war and how this one will compare....

This audiobook offers an immersive journey into the foundational documents of the United States of America, masterfully narrated by Jason McCoy.

In How to Tell a Story and Other Essays, Mark Twain discusses the telling of stories, rather than providing more stories....

Bonnie Scotland, and she is Bonnie that’s for sure. A country with a rich and mysterious history. Strange land formations, ancient standing stone circles, and otherworldly scenery run from coast to coast....

Presented by one of the legends of Edinburgh's cultural scene, Richard Demarco, Edinburgh Through the Ages takes the viewer on an historical and artistic journey....

Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth by John G. Jackson is a concise yet provocative exploration of the parallels between Christian doctrines and ancient pagan mythology.

The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave is a study of slave making....

As far as I can remember, movie battle formations always fascinated me; tactics were deceptively simple, and many people in conversations slam this or that king or general as "not being a genius" by using very simple tactics....

James Dean is known as the first rebel. He was a ‘50s-styled, leather-clad biker rebuking authority. With his black turtleneck and a penchant for bongo drums and poetry, he could also easily be a kind of forerunner to the beatniks....

Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. This Who Was . . . ? explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb’s discovery, as well as myths...

A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by best-selling historian Dan Jones. One winter, in the dark days of King Richard II, a tailor was riding home on the road from Gilling to Ampleforth. It was dank, wet and gloomy; he couldn't wait to get home and sit in front of a blazing fire. Then, out...

Sun Tzu states that the art of war is based on deception. That, on the road to victory, a competent leader is more effective than a solvent armament. In any case, the best victory is the one achieved without fighting.