Top History Audiobooks

World War II is remembered as the war of machines: tanks breaking through the Ardennes, bombers darkening European skies, and convoys of trucks pushing supplies to the front.

The SS City of Benares was born in the optimism of the interwar years. Launched in 1936 for the Ellerman Line, she embodied reliability, elegance, and the promise of safe passage between Britain and its empire.

Legendary 17th century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi’s exposition of sword fighting, strategy and zen philosophy....

Listeners can discover all the foul facts about the Woeful Second World War on audio....

In the blood-soaked trenches of World War I, where courage was tested and humanity often lost, one regiment rewrote the meaning of heroism.

In the quiet Cambridgeshire countryside, between the villages of Coton and Madingley, lies a place where history and memory meet.

In the first light of dawn, as the Abu Dhabi desert shimmers in gold, a column of armored vehicles cuts through the sand with precision and purpose. Their movement is silent but deliberate—a reflection of the men and women who command them.

Discover all the foul facts about the Vile Victorians, including the murderers who wouldn't hang, when the first public loo was flushed and about stag hunting in Paddington Station....

Germany’s Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) is one of the most elite, secretive, and highly skilled special operations forces in the world—yet few outside military circles truly understand its origins, its purpose, or its extraordinary capabilities.

From Morse Code to Wi-Fi is a clear, captivating journey through the ten biggest breakthroughs that transformed human connection forever.

During the mid-1980s, Howard Marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25 companies throughout the world. Whether bars, recording studios, or offshore banks, all were money-laundering vehicles serving his core activity: dope dealing. Marks began to deal small amounts of hashish while doing...

Discover all the foul facts about the Frightful First World War on audio, narrated by Terry Deary....

THE ENDURING MYTH THAT MAKES US HUMAN What makes a hero? Who better to answer that question than Lee Child… In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a...

In the evolving landscape of modern warfare, where the enemy may not wear a uniform and the battlefield may be a city street, surveillance has become not just important, but indispensable.

Winner of Best Books with Facts in the 2013 Blue Peter awards, voted for by children. In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders World War II, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and...

Jesse Owens remains one of the most inspiring figures in modern history—a man whose brilliance on the track became a symbol of hope, defiance, and human dignity in an era overshadowed by racism and rising extremism.

Inside the Nobel Prize invites readers into one of the most extraordinary traditions in modern history—an award born from invention, controversy, and an unexpected act of legacy.

Brought to you by Penguin. In March 2022, Michael Palin travelled the length of the River Tigris through Iraq to get a sense of what life is like in a region of the world that once formed the cradle of civilisation, but that in recent times has witnessed turmoil and appalling bloodshed. It was a...

Delta Force: The Missions is a gripping and unflinching chronicle of America’s most secretive and elite special operations unit.

The Great Train Robbery of 1963 is one of those rare events that never truly leaves the public imagination. It wasn’t only the money, though the amount was staggering. It wasn’t only the audacity, though the plan was bold enough to feel unreal.