Remember Your History Lessons

So, let's begin by selecting form 0ver 500 history audio books online ready for download to MP3 players and iPods.

The first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, An Army At Dawn is history of the highest order—brilliantly researched, rich with new material and surprising insights, the deeply human story of a monumental battle for the future of civilization. This remarkable audiobook is part of the History Category .
There are over 90 titles in the 20th Century History Category including Cuba by Joseph Stromberg: This island was once a clearinghouse for importing slaves into the New World. It later became one of the worlds few remaining bastions of Marxism, proclaiming socio-economic equality. In both forms, Cuba has played a unique and dramatic role in American affairs. This presentation focuses on Cubas economic and social upheaval, with special attention to how this has affected the United States.
The 21st Century History Category include an interesting work about the 9/11 terrorist attack entitled The Commission, : The Uncensored History Of The 9/11 Investigation : In a work of history that will make headlines, New York Times reporter Philip Shenon investigates the investigation of 9/11 and tells the inside story of most important federal commission since the the Warren Commission. Shenon uncovers startling new information about the inner workings of the 9/11 Commission and its relationship with the Bush White House. The Commission will change our understanding of the 9/11 investigation -- and of the attacks themselves.
In the American History Category , David McCullough's 1776 tells the story of the American War of Independence.:In this stirring audiobook, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence -- when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.
There are 51 titles in the Ancient History Category section. A thought provoking title by Philip Gardiner , The Ark, The Shroud and Mary: In this unique and thought-provoking work Gardiner proves that the Ark of the Covenant, the Shroud of Turin, and Mary are united in ways never before imagined.
George Bush makes a contribution in the Biographical History Category section, entitled All The Best, George Bush: Read by President Bush, with Barbara Bush, Dorothy Bush Koch, Marvin Bush, Neil Bush, George P. Bush and Jonathan Bush.
Though reticent in public, George Bush has openly shared his private thoughts in his correspondence throughout his life. Organized chronologically, the volume begins with eighteen-year-old George's letters to his parents during World War II when, at the time he was commissioned, he was the youngest pilot in the Navy.
The Second World War features strongly in the British History Category. An good example by Mark Jones is Churchill Remembered:
From the outset of his career Churchill was ambitious and eager for action. He achieved fame and popularity through his dispatches from the Boer War, and in 1900 was elected MP for Oldham. Until the outbreak of war in 1939 Churchill was loved and loathed in equal measure. Critics and supporters alike recognised his vision, but often questioned his judgement. In the thirties, his out-of-touch views on subjects such as Indian nationalism meant that his warnings on German militarism were not taken seriously.
On the day Churchill took office as Prime Minister, Hitler invaded the low countries; by mid-June France had fallen, A lesser man would have been overwhelmed. Even his opponents do not doubt his greatness as a leader during the Second World War, But the 1945 election brought a shock defeat. Despite this setback, in I 951 at the age of 77 he returned to serve a second term as Prime Minister.
More WWII accounts can be found in the Military History Category. Battle for the Rhine 1944, The: The Battle of the Bulge and the Ardennes Campaign, 1944 by Robin Neillands: The post-Normandy battles that the Allies fought as they struggled for seven months to advance from the Seine to the Rhine were complex and controversial. Even after sixty years, the questions remain of who was responsible for the failure at Nijmegen, the destruction of the British First Airborne Division at Arnhem, and the failure of Operation Market Garden. Could the war in Europe have been won in 1944 with better strategies?
In the Music Related History Category section, there is a mix of classic and contemporary works. Chronicles - Volume One by Bob Dylan is a fine example of contemporary music anecdotes: Bob Dylan's Chronicle: Volume One explores the critical junctions in his life and career. Through Dylan's eyes and open mind, we see Greenwich Village, circa 1961, when he first arrives in Manhattan. Dylan's New York is a magical city of possibilities -- smoky, nightlong parties; literary awakenings; transient loves and unbreakable friendships. Elegiac observations are punctuated by jabs of memories, penetrating and tough. With side trips to New Orleans, Woodstock, Minnesota and points west, Chronicles: Volume One is an intimate and intensely personal recollection of extraordinary times.
There are 89 titles in the Pre 1900 History Category Section.
One of the longest and most comprehensive accounts of the American Civil War is to be found in Shelby Foote's The Civil War,  A Narrative, Vol. I, Fort Sumter to Perryville : All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days, Second Manassas to Antietam and Perryville in the fall of 1862, but so are the smaller and often equally important engagements on both land and sea: Balls Bluff, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Ten, New Orleans, Monitor versus Merrimac, and Stonewall Jacksons Valley Campaign, to mention only a few.
There are 91 titles in the Social and Economic History Category, ranging from The History of the Jews to The Reformation - The Church and The Jew by Dr David Neiman: In this lecture Dr. Neiman discusses:The Popes in Avignon, Council of Pisa, Renaissance Popes, Leo X, Luther and the Jews, Pius IX, Pius XI.
The World History Category section contains many fascinating accounts of the history of the planet. The Eyewitness accounts by Joanna Bourke provide us with 10 volumes of recent world events from the BBC archives: Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of the century described by those who saw them happen. A wealth of BBC archive recordings, some never previously broadcast, is interwoven with an illuminating commentary by the historian Joanna Bourke . Published in ten volumes, Eyewitness examines the role and the life of the British people in each decade of the century.
In May 1940, Hitler invaded the Netherlands and the phoney war was over. It would take five years to defeat Nazi tyranny in Europe and finally, in August 1945, the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan to bring the Second World War to an end. Post-war Britain saw a return to austerity, but conditions gradually improved and the National Health Service came into being. Internationally, Soviet Russia retreated behind the Iron Curtain, A new enemy was defined - communism.