The Beginning of the Middle Ages – Audiobook
THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE AGES – AUDIOBOOK By Richard William Church (1815 – 1890) In 395 A.D. Theodosius, the last ruler of the undivided Roman Empire died. To his young and incompetent son, Honorius, he left the government of its western half. Honorius depended upon the great general, Stilicho, to withstand the Visigoths under Alaric. […]
The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance – Audiobook
THE CAMBRIDGE MODERN HISTORY, VOLUME 01, THE RENAISSANCE – AUDIOBOOK By Various The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1912. The series was planned by Lord Acton, who intended it to be a monument of objective, collaborative scholarship, […]
Voltaire and the French Enlightenment – Audiobook
VOLTAIRE AND THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT – AUDIOBOOK By Will Durant (1885 – 1981) n this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and philosopher known as Voltaire (1694-1778) as “unprepossessing, ugly, vain, flippant, unscrupulous, even at times dishonest” and “tirelessly kind, considerate, …as sedulous in helping friends as in crushing […]
The Empresses of Constantinople – Audiobook
THE EMPRESSES OF CONSTANTINOPLE – AUDIOBOOK By Joseph Martin McCabe (1867 – 1955) In concluding an earlier volume on the mistresses of the western Roman Empire I observed that, as the gallery of fair and frail ladies closed, we stood at the door of “the long, quaint gallery of the Byzantine Empresses.” It seemed natural and […]
Bismarck and the Origin of the German Empire – Audiobook
BISMARCK AND THE ORIGIN OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE – AUDIOBOOK By Sir Frederick Maurice Powicke (1879 – 1963) Despite its brevity, this Little Blue Book #142 by the Oxford historian, Sir F.M. Powicke, provides a valuable overview of the political history of Germany from medieval to modern times, culminating in the career of Otto von Bismarck […]
History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 – Audiobook
HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 – AUDIOBOOK By James Ford Rhodes (1848 – 1927) Superbly written, this overview of the Civil War, won a Pulitzer Prize in History in 1918. Rhodes covers not only the battles and the generals of the war but gives us a good deal of insight into the politics, economics, international […]
Henry the Fifth – Audiobook
By Alfred John Church (1829 – 1912) A brief history of the life Henry the Fifth.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 6 – Audiobook
THE GREAT EVENTS BY FAMOUS HISTORIANS, VOLUME 6 – AUDIOBOOK By Charles F. Horne (1870 – 1942), Rossiter Johnson (1840 – 1931) A comprehensive and readable account of the world’s history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 6 of 22, covering from […]
Red Rubber: The Story of the Rubber Slave Trade on the Congo – Audiobook
RED RUBBER: THE STORY OF THE RUBBER SLAVE TRADE ON THE CONGO – AUDIOBOOK By Edmund Dene Morel (1873 – 1924) Morel explains the history and formation of the Congo Free State, owned by King Leopold II. However, Morel, a humanitarian, focuses on the atrocities commited in the Congo through the enslavement of the native population, […]
Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon – Audiobook
DISCOVERIES AMONG THE RUINS OF NINEVEH AND BABYLON – AUDIOBOOK By Austen Layard (1817 – 1894) Austen Henry Layard is best known as the excavator of Nimrud and of Nineveh, where he uncovered a large proportion of the Assyrian palace reliefs known, and in 1851 the library of Ashurbanipal. The Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, named after […]
An Apache Campaign In The Sierra Madre – audiobook
AN APACHE CAMPAIGN IN THE SIERRA MADRE – AUDIOBOOK By John Gregory Bourke (1846 – 1896) An account of the expedition [of the U.S. Army] in pursuit of the hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the spring of 1883. (Book subtitle) Bourke was a Medal of Honor awardee in the American Civil War whose subsequent Army career included […]
The Workers – An Experiment in Reality: The West – Audiobook
THE WORKERS – AN EXPERIMENT IN REALITY: THE WEST – AUDIOBOOK By Walter A. Wyckoff (1865 – 1908) A young scholar, recently graduated from Princeton College, travels across the United States as a member of the working class, taking any job he could find, enduring hardships and struggling to make a living. He travelled mainly on […]
The Last Secrets – Audiobook
THE LAST SECRETS – AUDIOBOOK By John Buchan (1875 – 1940) The author, John Buchan, maintains that “the main lines of the earth’s architecture have been determined” during the first two decades of the twentieth century, and all that remains is but “amplifying our knowledge of the groyning and buttresses and stone-work.” In this history of […]
The Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 01, The Christian Roman Empire and the Foundation of the Teutonic Kingdoms – Audiobook
THE CAMBRIDGE MEDIEVAL HISTORY, VOLUME 01, THE CHRISTIAN ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE TEUTONIC KINGDOMS – AUDIOBOOK By John Bagnell Bury (1861 – 1927) Volume 1: The Christian Roman Empire and the Foundation of the Teutonic Kingdoms “The present work is intended as a comprehensive account of medieval times, drawn up on the same […]
The Workers – An Experiment in Reality: The East – Audiobook
THE WORKERS – AN EXPERIMENT IN REALITY: THE EAST – AUDIOBOOK Walter A. Wyckoff (1865 – 1908) A young scholar, recently graduated from Princeton College, travels across the United States as a member of the working class, taking any job he could find, enduring hardships and struggling to make a living. He travelled mainly on foot, […]
The Making of the British Empire (A.D. 1714-1832) – Audiobook
THE MAKING OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (A.D. 1714-1832) – AUDIOBOOK By Arthur Hassall (1853 – 1930) At its height, the British Empire was the largest in history. This short volume traces its development through the long 18th century, from 1714 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Founded on the prosperity of Sir Robert Walpole’s […]
The Lieutenant and Others – Audiobook
THE LIEUTENANT AND OTHERS – AUDIOBOOK Herman Cyril McNeile This volume of short stories by Herman Cyril McNeile, better known by his pseudonym “Sapper”, is a series of haunting short stories and novels, set at the front in World War I based on his first-hand experiences. Published in 1916, the bloodiest and most gruesome year […]
War Flying by a Pilot – Audiobook
Written in training and in active duty during World War 1, published in 1917. This volume was assembled to provide useful information for young men who might like to become pilots for the Royal Flying Corps. A mixture of conversational letters, poems, and descriptions of flying.
Alexander Hamilton – Audiobook
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American Revolutionary War and became an aide to General George Washington. One of the authors of The Federalist Papers, which were written in support of the ratification of the proposed Constitution. The Federalist Papers are still referred to when interpreting the US constitution.
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 – Audiobook
The First Anglo–Afghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia, and also marked one of the worst setbacks inflicted on British power in the region.
Night Operations For Infantry – Audiobook
Compiled For The Use Of Company Officers (1916). This manual details how soldiers should be trained to have the best chance of success in night fighting.
The Backwash Of War – Audiobook
Ellen Newbold La Motte was an American nurse, journalist and author. In 1915 she volunteered as one of the first American war nurses to go to Europe and treat soldiers. She served in a French field hospital, keeping a bitter diary detailing the horrors that she witnessed daily.
Between the Lines – Audiobook
This book, all of which has been written at the Front within sound of the German guns and for the most part within shell and rifle range, is an attempt to tell something of the manner of struggle that has gone on for months between the lines along the Western Front, and more especially of what lies behind and goes to the making of those curt and vague terms in the war communiqués. I think that our people at Home will be glad to know more, and ought to know more, of what these bald phrases may actually signify, when, in the other sense, we read ‘between the lines.’
The Art of War – Audiobook
The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous studies of strategy and has had a huge influence on both military planning and beyond.