History Audio Books

Peter Hart
1918: A Very British Victory

This epic account of the events of 1918 is the first major reappraisal of the end of the war for more than 20 years....

Sean Flynn
3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It (Unabridged)

On December 3, 1999, the call crackled in to the men of the Worchester, Massachusetts Fire Department...

Michael D'Antonio
A Ball, a Dog, and a Monkey: 1957 - The Space Race Begins (Unabridged)

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite into orbit around the Earth....

John Goodbody
A History of the Olympics (Unabridged)

John Goodbody, for many years chief sports news writer for The Times, has covered every Olympics since 1964....

Alistair Horne
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (Unabridged)

The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. From the perspective of half a century, it looks less like the last colonial war than the first postmodern one....

Tom McNichol
AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War (Unabridged)

The savage showdown between AC and DC changed the lives of billions of people, shaped the modern technological age....

American RadioWorks
After Welfare

The welfare reform law signed by President Clinton in August 1996 was designed to end welfare as we know it....

Ben Macintyre
Agent Zigzag

Eddie Chapman: rogue, criminal, confidence trickster, hero to both sides and betrayer of all....

Ben MacIntyre
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced....

Ben MacIntyre
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal (Unabridged)

Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced....