Top History Audiobooks

Plagues upon the Earth tells the story of how pathogenic microbes have been an intimate part of human history from the beginning - and how our deadliest germs and biggest pandemics are the product of our success as a species....

The frontiersmen were a remarkable breed of men. They were often rough and illiterate, sometimes brutal and vicious, often seeking an escape in the wilderness of mid-America....

In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization....

How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democratic principles? Why do his followers stick with him, even when he acts against their interests? To fully understand...John Dean joins with Bob Altemeyer....

In Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, William Gienapp provides an up-to-date and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life....

This fully updated edition of Barry Cunliffe's classic study of the ancient Celtic world presents new finds, new ways of using DNA records to understand Celtic origins, and new ideas about the proto-urban nature of early chieftains' strongholds....

Whispers in the Tall Grass is the second volume of Nick's riveting memoir of his time with MACV-SOG....

A dramatic account of some of the most notorious figures of medieval and Renaissance history who ruled from the Eternal City. It is sure to grip fans of John Julius Norwich, Tom Holland, and Peter Ackroyd....

Get to know the Greek gods and goddesses, from the mighty Zeus, to the temperamental Poseidon, the beautiful Aphrodite, and every character from A to Z....

From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy....

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar, a timely history of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation's foundation and how those guarantees have been shaken over time....

Outgunned and outmanned on the Pacific Ocean, a small American fleet defied the odds and turned the tide of World War II....

A masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshaled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-day....

Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of the Scottish nation....

In this first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell, Ronald Hutton provides a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history....

The Second World Wars examines how combat unfolded in the air, at sea, and on land to show how distinct conflicts among disparate combatants coalesced into one interconnected global war. Victor Davis Hanson argues that neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual....

Examining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world....

South Pacific Cauldron is the first complete history embracing all land, sea, and air operations in the Pacific War....

Here, in heart-stopping human detail, are 21 personal accounts told by the men themselves. They are the stories of men who lived in hell and lived to tell of it. These accounts take the listener right to the epicenter of the Pacific conflict....

World-renowned best-selling author Carlos Castaneda's selection of his writings on the shamans of ancient Mexico....