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📢 Featured Historical Events

The Second World War

The Second World War

By Antony Beevor
Narrated by Sean Barrett
Length: 39h 17m

20th Century

★★★★½ 4.6 (3,978 ratings)

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SPQR

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

By Mary Beard
Narrated by Phyllida Nash
Length: 18h 30m

Ancient History

★★★★½ 4.4 (11,220 ratings)

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The Guns of August

The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I

By Barbara W. Tuchman
Narrated by Wanda McCaddon
Length: 19h 9m

World War I

★★★★½ 4.6 (7,831 ratings)

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⚔️ World Wars

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

By William L. Shirer
Narrated by Grover Gardner
Length: 57h 11m

World War II

★★★★½ 4.7 (10,377 ratings)

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The First World War

The First World War

By John Keegan
Narrated by Simon Vance
Length: 20h 22m

World War I

★★★★½ 4.4 (1,661 ratings)

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Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

By Stephen E. Ambrose
Narrated by Tim Jerome
Length: 12h 37m

World War II

★★★★★ 4.8 (14,106 ratings)

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🏛 Ancient History

The History of Ancient Egypt

The History of Ancient Egypt

By Bob Brier
Narrated by Bob Brier
Length: 24h 25m

Ancient Egypt

★★★★ 4.0 (36 ratings)

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Persian Empire

The Persian Empire

By John W. Lee
Narrated by John W. Lee
Length: 11h 12m

Ancient Persia

★★★★½ 4.5 (5 ratings)

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The Storm Before the Storm

The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

By Mike Duncan
Narrated by Mike Duncan
Length: 10h 13m

Ancient Rome

★★★★½ 4.6 (4,066 ratings)

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⚜️ Revolutions

Citizens

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

By Simon Schama
Narrated by Frederick Davidson
Length: 36h 48m

French Revolution

★★★★½ 4.4 (692 ratings)

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The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution

By Patrick N. Allitt
Narrated by Patrick N. Allitt
Length: 18h 11m

Industrial Revolution

★★★½ 3.7 (11 ratings)

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American Revolution

1776

By David McCullough
Narrated by David McCullough
Length: 11h 33m

American Revolution

★★★★½ 4.6 (9,050 ratings)

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👑 Great Civilizations

The Aztec

Aztec Civilization: A History from Beginning to End

By Hourly History
Narrated by Jason Zenobia
Length: 15h 34m

Mesoamerican History

★★★★½ 4.3 (355 ratings)

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire: From Beginning to End

By Hourly History
Narrated by Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
Length: 13h 25m

Medieval-Modern

★★★½ 3.4 (40 ratings)

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The History of the Ancient World

The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

By Susan Wise Bauer
Narrated by John Lee
Length: 26h 20m

Ancient Civilizations

★★★★½ 4.6 (1,475 ratings)

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🧭 Explorations & Discoveries

Over the Edge of the World

Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation

By Laurence Bergreen
Narrated by Laurence Bergreen
Length: 6h 13m

Age of Discovery

★★★★½ 4.6 (4,260 ratings)

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A Man on the Moon

A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

By Andrew Chaikin
Narrated by Bronson Pinchot
Length: 23h

20th Century

★★★★★ 4.8 (1,058 ratings)

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Endurance

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

By Alfred Lansing
Narrated by Simon Prebble
Length: 10h 20m

Polar Exploration

★★★★★ 4.8 (22,969 ratings)

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