Top History Audiobooks

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu....

Get ready for a year full of discovery with 365 Facts You Must Know—a fun and fascinating audio collection designed to feed curious young minds. From science and space to animals and inventions, each segment delivers a bite-sized fact that educates and entertains.

A story of defiance and determination by a controversial scientist, this is Lee Berger's own take on finding Homo naledi, an all-new species on the human family tree and one of the greatest discoveries of the 21st century....

The year was 1915. Equipment and food supplies were totally inadequate. After battling its way for six weeks through thousands of miles of pack ice and located only a day's sail from its destination...

A minute-by-minute account of 2 simultaneous catastrophes during a 1982 blizzard—and the extraordinary courage of civilians and first responders.

An explosive, true-life southern gothic story, Murder in the Bayou chronicles the twists and turns of a high-stakes investigation into the murders of eight women in a troubled Louisiana parish....

Here is a gripping account of the major postwar trial of the Nazi hierarchy in World War II....

Discover the rich and complex tapestry of Canada's past in “The History of Canada”. This comprehensive journey takes listeners from the time before European settlers arrived, through the struggles and triumphs that shaped the nation, to the vibrant, multicultural country we know today.

Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs, Napoleon's Hemorrhoids is a potpourri for serious historians and casual history buffs....

Several biographies have chronicled Audrey Hepburn's stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. According to her son, Luca Dotti, "The war made my mother who she was."...

Against all odds, they pulled off a daring mass escape from a German POW camp....

Richard Wagamese fans will be heartened by the news that the best-selling author left behind a manuscript he’d been working on until shortly before his death. One Drum welcomes listeners to unite in ceremony to heal themselves, and bring harmony to their lives and communities....

When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, they sent virtually the entire Jewish population to Auschwitz....

The best-selling author of Free Radicals takes listeners on a whirlwind tour of the most controversial areas of modern science....

A fresh, fascinating, and often wildly entertaining look at one of mankind’s oldest and most fearsome foes....

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.

Desert Death-Song is a compilation of some of Louis L’Amour’s greatest stories, many of which might otherwise be difficult to find....

Strap on your pith helmet for a rollicking ride through some of history’s most colorful events....

Paul Cartledge, one of the world's foremost scholars of ancient Greece, illuminates the brief but iconic life of Alexander (356-323 B.C.), king of Macedon, conqueror of the Persian Empire....

A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history, marked by bloody conflict with invaders on all sides....