The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
Written and Narrated By: Annie Jacobsen
Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
I Am. GUTTED…
A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
By: Erik Larson / Narrated By: Richard Davidson
Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
A tragic tale of hubris… engaging once you get past the stuff that makes you doze off…
The Rise of Fascism: 1919-1945
By: Julia Boyd / Narrated By: Christa Lewis
Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
Three words? Stunning. Terrifying. Timely…
How the Allies Won on D-Day
Written and Narrated By: Giles Milton
Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
D-Day: The Bad, the Ugly… the Oh Sooo Good!!!
The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World
Written and Narrated by: Giles Milton
Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
Milton is the King of Edge of Your Seat History!
Witches, Wonder Doctors, and the Ghosts of the Past in Post-WWII Germany
By: Monica Black / Narrated By: Erin Dion
Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
I don’t know; but I don’t think Monica Black quite knows either… hmmm…
The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
By: Molly Guptill Manning / Narrated By: Bernadette Dunne
Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
A trifle repetitious, but seriously! Huzzah!
The Korean War’s Greatest Untold Story - The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company
By: Patrick K. O’Donnell / Narrated By: Lloyd James
Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
Intense, searing, sorrowful…
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
By: Timothy Snyder / Narrated By: Ralph Cosham
Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
Overwhelming… Familiar…
Pioneer in Racial Advancement
By: John M. Carroll / Narrated By: JD Jackson
Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
The man’s story is sooo good, sooo inspiring…!
The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon
By: Alex Kershaw / Narrated By: Grover Gardner
Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
Kiiiiinda misleading secondary title. That noted, however? 9+ hours fly by when you’re actually there with the men
The Christmas Battle for Bastogne
By: Leo Barron, Don Cygan / Narrated By: Paul Hecht
Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
Just canNOT help but feel pride and, gosh: AWE!!!
The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
By: Andy Hall / Narrated By: Jim Manchester
Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
A dozen young men went up, sooo few came back down… a gripping account of a tragedy
A Sunken Ship, a Vanished Crew, and the Final Mystery of Pearl Harbor
By: Stephen Harding / Narrated By: Richard Ferrone
Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
First half? DULL! Second half? NOW we’re getting somewhere… Then? Over…?!?
By: Walter Lord / Narrated By: Grover Gardner
Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
If you want heavy-duty history, look elsewhere. Aaaah, but if you want Living History? Here it is!!!
By: John Steinbeck / Edited By: Mark Bowden / Narrated By: Lloyd James
Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
A look at the details of war—often humorous, sometimes touching, always oh so human…
How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
By: Ben Macintyre / Narrated By: John Lee
Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
I hear tell this is only for history buffs?!? Well, hallelujah and huzzah: That I most certainly am!!!
The Ingenious Young Women Whose Secret Board Game Helped Win World War II
By: Simon Parkin / Narrated By: Elliot Fitzpatrick
Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
Misleading subtitle but a jolly grand WWII story!
Life After Nuclear War
By: Susan Southard / Narrated By: Traci Kato-Kiriyama
Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
75 years later, and I’m devastated, and I’m a tad confused (I do admit it…!)
The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
By: Michihiko Hachiya MD / Narrated By: Robertson Dean
Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
Boooooo, Robertson DEAN! …but at least he didn’t ruin this one…! Verrrry touching, soul-stirring
The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
By: Sonia Purnell / Narrated By: Juliet Stevenson
Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
From the print reviews? I do believe Juliet Stevenson makes this is a grand and daring tale
A Vision for Change and the Future of America
By: John Lewis / Narrated By: Keith David
Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
Beautiful, brutal, at times disheartening but ALWAYS filled with such love
Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
By: Steve Sheinkin / Narrated By: Ray Porter
Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
Oh wow—This is for kids?!? No wonder I found it so accessible, so enjoyable, so, well, even I could grasp all the nuances!!!
A German POW, a Black Nurse, and an Unlikely Romance
By: Alexis Clark / Narrated By: Allyson Johnson
Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
A book combining History, Romance, and WWII?!? I SHOULD’VE loved this!
An Epic Tale of Courage and Survival During the Korean War
By: Stanley Weintraub / Narrated By: Malcolm Hillgartner
Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
The real heroes were the troops fighting and dying—Don’t look to MacArthur for heroism…
The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II
By: Chester Nez, Judith Schiess Avila / Narrated By: David Colacci
Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
You’d better believe this is a good book about a great man
The True Story of the World's Most Beloved Animal Sanctuary
By: Samantha Glen / Narrated By: Juliette Parker
Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
I have only the greatest respect for those who love animals and work at kill-shelters, but I gotta admit: There’s just something wonderful about the greatest no-kill group around!
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
By: Alfred Lansing / Narrated By: Simon Prebble
Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
Storytelling at its very, very best
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