History Faves
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…
The Rise of Fascism: 1919-1945
By: Julia Boyd / Narrated By: Christa Lewis
Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
Three words? Stunning. Terrifying. Timely…
By: Barbara W. Tuchman / Narrated By: John Lee / Narrated By: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
Erudite and clever crafting, impeccable narration!
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!!!
A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
By: Ben MacIntyre / Narrated By: John Lee
Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
A smarmy, schmoozy, amoral… Hero?!? This is so entertaining as To DIE For!!!
Escape from the Battleship Oklahoma
By: Stephen Bower Young / Narrated By: Tim Murphy
Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
An Edge of the Seat Listen
The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
By: Keith Thomson / Narrated By: Feodor Chin
Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
When pillaging and mayhem are… hiLARious…!
An Oral History of September 11, 2001
By: Garrett M. Graff / Narrated By: Holter Graham and Cast
Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
All stories need to be told…
By: Michael Herr / Narrated By: Ray Porter
Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
I may say this a lot, but oh yes: STUNNING
The Secret Mission to Storm a Forbidden Nazi Fortress
By: Damien Lewis / Narrated By: Matt Bates
Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
Is it just me, or did the Publisher’s Summary get this AWEsome story entirely wrong?!
The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
By: Jonathan Kaufman / Narrated By: Joel Richards
Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
Engaging, a real treat!
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 Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness
By: Jennifer Berry Hawes / Introduction: Jennifer Berry Hawes / Narrated By: Karen Chilton
Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
ExTENsive and even-handed reporting on a tragedy made this a MUST Listen
Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
By: Tomiko Brown-Nagin / Narrated By: Karen Chilton
Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
Okay, this jumps around ALL OVER THE PLACE, but boy is it awesome!!!
The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat
Written and Narrated By: Giles Milton
Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
ZOUNDS!!!!!!
(Abridged)
By: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. / Editor: Clayborne Carson / Narrated By: Levar Burton
Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
BeYONd inspiring; beYONd heartbreaking. Just truly excellent!
By: Sarah Vowell / Narrated By: Sarah Vowell, Conan O'Brien, Seth Green, Stephen Colbert
Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
No finer essayist on All Things American—The Good, The Bad, The Ugly… The Hilarious…!
The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
By: James D. Hornfischer / Narrated By: Barrett Whitener
Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
I. Am. GUTTED…
An Oral History of Women in World War II
By: Svetlana Alexievich, Translated By: Richard Pevear Larissa Volokhonsky / Narrated By: Julia Emelin, Yelena Shmulenson
Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
Emotions so raw, so fierce, so devastating… A MUST-Listen
Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
By: James M. Scott / Narrated By: LJ Ganser
Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
AWEsome! Breathtaking! Riveting! Holy cow! …and I could go on and on and on!!!
A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918
By: Adam Hochschild / Narrated By: Arthur Morey
Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
AWESOME! Soooo awesome I barely noticed Arthur Morey
By: Thomas F. Flynn / Narrated By: Jim Dale
Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
The “forever September morning” told in heartrending verse
The Story of 9/11
Written and Foreword By: Mitchell Zuckoff / Narrated By: Sean Pratt
Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
An instant “classic” that tells us sooo many stories, of loss, of course, but also of those living their haunted survival
Written and Narrated By: Jon Ronson
Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
Deep and fraught; shallow and histrionic: Ronson always, ALWAYS provides a hilarious descent into Hell
The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew at His Side
By: Damien Lewis / Narrated By: Derek Perkins
Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
LOVED IT!!!
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
By: Erik Larson / Narrated By: John Lee / Epilogue By: Erik Larson
Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
WOW! Can chaos and carnage and political machinations be good ol’ rollicking fun? YES!!!
By: Tom Wolfe / Narrated By: Dennis Quaid
Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
Uhm, whooo has the right stuff? Try Wolfe, try Quaid!!!
A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home
By: Sally Mott Freeman / Narrated By: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
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