History

The bestselling author of "Operation Mincemeat" unveils a moment of male vulnerability that had huge geopolitical ramifications.

From niche microhistories to exhaustive investigations and one famous nonfiction novel, these hyperfocused listens are singularly satisfying.

On the 25th anniversary of September 11th, we remember and honor victims, survivors, and first responders by listening to their stories and reflecting on the events of that fateful day.

There’s no time like the present to visit the past. 

On the latest episode of “This Is Audible,” the nation’s semiquincentennial inspires a syllabus of recs.

What the 200-year-old murder case at the center of “Kingdom of Devils” says about American violence today.

To mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar urges us to step away from our screens and explore America’s past out on the open road.

“She teaches us to keep using the one thing we all have: our voice,” the author says of her novel focused on the infamous Egyptian queen, narrated by Adjoa Andoh.

In “The Crown’s Silence,” scholar and historian Brooke Newman traces the royal role in colonial slavery.

In “The Typewriter and the Guillotine,” Mark Braude recounts the groundbreaking work of journalist Janet Flanner and the serial killer who embodied the savagery of her era.

Armchair historians of all stripes are sure to find something captivating in this collection.

The award-winning author’s latest, The Devil Reached Toward the Sky, marks the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the end of WWII.