Germany

Bloomsbury presents Opening the Gates of Hell: Operation Barbarossa, June-July 1941 by Richard Hargreaves, read by Philip Pope. A unique account of the opening weeks of history’s largest, most brutal conflict, told through the eyes of those who were there and based on original source material...

Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer’s monumental study of Hitler’s German empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the twentieth century’s blackest hours. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how...

Narrated by Derek Perkins From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" (The New Yorker) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume military history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land. Nine hundred years ago, a vast Christian army, summoned to holy war by the Pope...

“Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.”—New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a...

In September 1944, the Allies believed that Hitler's army was beaten, and expected that the war would be over by Christmas. But the disastrous Allied airborne landing in Holland, American setbacks on the German border and in the Hürtgen Forest, together with the Battle of the Bulge, drastically...

The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. But as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping new history, the Third Reich was saturated with drugs....

From internationally acclaimed historian Timothy W. Ryback, the chilling chronicle of how Adolf Hitler overturned a constitutional democracy in less than eight weeks On September 25, 1930, Adolf Hitler appeared before Germany’s Supreme Court and outlined his plans to destroy the Weimar...

In 1991, acting on a tip from a local fisherman, two scuba divers discovered a sunken German U-boat–complete with its crew of 60 men–not too far off the New Jersey coast. The divers, realizing the momentousness of their discovery, began probing the mystery. Over the next six years, they...

There is no story in 20th-century history more important to understand than Hitler’s rise to power and the collapse of civilization in Nazi Germany. With The Coming of the Third Reich, Richard Evans, one of the world’s most distinguished historians, has written the definitive account for our...

The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler's personal obsession or wildly overstated for its novelty. Preposterous though it was, however, supernatural thinking was inextricable from the Nazi project. The regime enlisted astrology and the...

The definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implacable march to war. This magnificent second volume of Richard J. Evans's three-volume history of Nazi Germany was hailed by Benjamin Schwartz of The Atlantic Monthly as "the definitive...

From the New York Times bestselling historian, the riveting story of the Weimar Republic―a fledgling democracy beset by chaos and extremism―and its dissolution into the Third Reich. Democracies are fragile. Freedoms that seem secure can be lost. Few historical events illustrate this as...

The definitive history of a powerful family dynasty who dominated Europe for centuries—from their rise to power to their eventual downfall. "A feat of both scholarship and storytelling." —Wall Street Journal In The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Were World Wars I and II inevitable? Were they necessary wars? Or were they products of calamitous failures of judgment? In this monumental and provocative history, Patrick Buchanan makes the case that, if not for the blunders of British statesmen—Winston...

A beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies emerges from the horrors of World War II in this New York Times bestseller by the author of Devotion, now a major motion picture Four days before Christmas in 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its...

An essential new history of Central Europe that “deftly unravels the strands of a long and complex past” (Wall Street Journal) Central Europe has long been infamous as a region beset by war, a place where empires clashed and world wars began. In The Middle Kingdoms, Martyn Rady offers the...

Named a Best Book of 2026 So Far by The New Yorker “Crisply told and uncomfortably relevant.” —The New York Times Book Review “Exquisite.” —Wall Street Journal An astonishing account of life under a murderous regime amid a great city’s descent into utter annihilation In 1939, when...

The final volume in Richard J. Evans’s masterly trilogy on the history of Nazi Germany traces the rise and fall of German military might, the mobilization of a “people’s community” to serve a war of conquest, and Hitler’s campaign of racial subjugation and genocide. Already hailed as...

Hailed as the most compelling biography of the German dictator yet written, Ian Kershaw's Hitler brings us closer than ever before to the heart of its subject's immense darkness....

A "riveting" (Wall Street Journal) book tells the unbelievable true story of an escape tunnel under the Berlin Wall--the people who built it, the spy who betrayed it, and the media event it inspired. In September 1961, at the height of the Cold War, 22-year-old Joachim Rudolph escaped from East...

MAY 1945. THE REICH IS IN RUINS. Hitler is dead. Yet for the United States Army's Counter Intelligence Corps, the real war has just begun. They Shall Not See the Dawn is the true historical thriller by bestselling historian Charles Lachman that follows a unit of American agents, drawn from every...

Bloomsbury presents Berlin: Endgame 1945 by Prit Buttar, read by John Telfer. Written by one of the world's leading experts on the Eastern Front, this captivating history explores the final battle for Berlin and the heart of Germany. This sweeping saga takes us from the banks of the River Oder...

In The Faithful Executioner, Harrington vividly re-creates a life filled with stark contrasts, from the young apprentice's rigorous training under his executioner father....

Revised and updated to reflect recent Russian and Western scholarship on the subject, this new edition maintains the 1995 original's distinction as a crucial volume in the history of World War II and of the Soviet Union and the most informed and compelling perspective on one of the greatest...

By the acclaimed journalist and New York Times best-selling author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, this day-by-day eyewitness account of the momentous events leading up to World War II in Europe is the private, personal, utterly revealing journal of a great foreign correspondent. CBS...

From internationally acclaimed historian Timothy W. Ryback, the chilling chronicle of how Adolf Hitler overturned a constitutional democracy in less than eight weeks On September 25, 1930, Adolf Hitler appeared before Germany’s Supreme Court and outlined his plans to destroy the Weimar...

Bloomsbury presents Warsaw: A City at War, 1939–45 by Prit Buttar and Lottie Taylor read by James Parsons Discover the history of Warsaw’s six-year struggle through the devastation of war and the city’s enduring spirit. In Warsaw: A City at War 1939–45, historians Prit Buttar and Lottie...

MAY 1945. THE REICH IS IN RUINS. Hitler is dead. Yet for the United States Army's Counter Intelligence Corps, the real war has just begun. They Shall Not See the Dawn is the true historical thriller by bestselling historian Charles Lachman that follows a unit of American agents, drawn from every...

'What is it that makes the history of the Second World War so compelling? Why are the Afflicted afflicted? With these chapters we hope to offer some idea of our approach to, and understanding of, the war, while never forgetting the tumult and terror that came with defeating tyranny. Maybe you...

Bloomsbury presents Osprey Campaign Series: Stalingrad 1942-43 (1): The German Advance to the Volga by Robert Forczyk, read by Phillipe Bosher The first in a three-book series examining the Stalingrad campaign, one of the most decisive military operations in World War II that set the stage for...

In 1939, the world was dragged into the most devastating conflict in human history. Empires collapsed. Entire cities burned. Tens of millions of people would never return home. World War 2: A Complete History of WWII and Its Enduring Legacy takes you on a sweeping journey through the conflict that reshaped the modern world. From the lightning strikes of Blitzkrieg in Europe to the brutal island battles of the Pacific, this audiobook explores the war through strategy, politics, and the lives of the people who endured it.

Bloomsbury presents Osprey Campaign Series: Stalingrad 1942-43 (2): The Fight for the City by Robert Forczyk, read by Phillipe Bosher The final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Soviet encirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus’...

An American historian and a German sociologist seek answers from those who lived through Nazi Germany: how did the country stand by while one of the biggest genocides in history took place? “A very important book.” —Financial Times The horrors of the Nazi regime and the Holocaust still...

"Delightfully original, brilliantly conceived, witty, and poignant.” —Brenda Wineapple Berlin is more than a city; it's a survivor, an enigma, and a mirror to the world, a unique place whose recent past holds essential lessons for us today. IIn 1929, Berlin stood at a precipice—alive with...

Rome reused everything it owned — men, eagles, camps, even legion numbers. Except three. In September of AD 9, the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth legions marched into the forests of northern Germany and did not come out. Over three or four days of rain, mud and closing ground, a coalition of tribes destroyed a Roman column of some fifteen to twenty thousand soldiers, servants and families. The army that renumbered, remustered and recycled everything it touched left those three numbers empty on its rolls for three hundred years — the closest thing Rome ever produced to an ...

What happens when one monk questions the authority of the Church—and sparks a revolution that transforms Europe? The Reformation for Beginners tells the gripping story of one of the most important turning points in Western history. Beginning with Martin Luther and the Ninety-Five Theses, this clear and engaging guide explains how a debate over indulgences became a struggle over faith, Scripture, salvation, political power, and the future of Christianity itself. You’ll discover: How Martin Luther’s challenge to Rome ignited the Protestant Reformation Why justification by faith and the ...

For more than three centuries, one name struck a potent mixture of awe and apprehension into the heart of the Western world: Prussia. How did a poor, resource-starved sandbox principality on the frozen Baltic frontier transform itself into an unassailable superpower? It was a kingdom hammered out not by democratic compromise, but entirely from above through the cold application of iron, blood, and calculating realism. In The Book of Prussia: The Kingdom That Forged Germany, acclaimed author Heinrich Wilson delivers a dense, sweeping chronicle of the Hohenzollern state.

Uncover a dramatic European history where royal dynasties and radical uprisings clash to forge a modern cultural epic. Perfect for your daily commute or preparing for a Bavarian trip, this immersive narrative transforms a high-tech metropolis into a living museum. Walk alongside ambitious dukes...

Uncover the gripping military history of how a fragile, sandy frontier state transformed into a formidable European empire. Surrounded by hostile powers, a modest patchwork of Baltic territories weaponized its own vulnerability, engineering a ruthless culture of administrative discipline and...

Discover how a provincial brewing powerhouse morphed into the turbulent epicenter of modern European political history. Perfect for a captivating daily commute, this atmospheric urban history explores the gripping transformation of a Bavarian royal residence into a battleground of radicalism and...

Explore gripping European political history as fractured medieval states violently forge a modern democratic powerhouse. Trace ten monumental turning points that redefined borders, sparked cultural nationalism, and tested the limits of human resilience. This narrative captures the dramatic rise...

Experience the tense, hour-by-hour political revolution that shattered the Iron Curtain and redefined Cold War history. Perfect for your daily commute, this dramatic historical immersion drops you directly onto the divided streets of 1980s Germany. Feel the suspense of ordinary citizens facing...

Discover the tragic European history of a visionary monarch whose obsession built the ultimate architectural wonder. Immerse yourself in this atmospheric audio journey perfect for your daily commute, transporting you straight to the misty Bavarian Alps. Witness the high-stakes collision between...

Experience the ultimate Cold War history of survival as an unprecedented military logistics miracle saves a starving city. Step into the shattered streets of postwar Germany, where an uneasy alliance fractures into a high-stakes standoff against a sudden Soviet blockade. With millions facing...

Experience tense geopolitical drama in this gripping military history detailing the ultimate Cold War survival gamble. Perfect for an engaging morning commute or a focused afternoon of learning, this immersive audio journey transports you to the ruined, blockade-choked streets of postwar Europe...

Witness how a muddy frontier outpost evolved into a resilient powerhouse of European history and global maritime trade. Whether you are commuting to work or planning a German getaway, immerse yourself in an engaging urban biography of independence, fire, and flood. Stand beside the defiant...

Experience the gripping Cold War history of the daring aviation triumph that saved a blockaded city from Soviet control. Perfect for a focused commute, this tense historical narrative drops you into the shattered landscape of postwar Germany. Feel the mounting suspense as millions face...

Explore the gripping urban history of a swampy outpost that became Europe's most contested geopolitical battlefield. Perfect for your daily commute, this electric narrative transforms a forgotten mosquito-ridden river landscape into the beating heart of an empire. Whether you are traveling...

Uncover the dramatic European history of power, war, and political division through one iconic, silent stone monument. Perfect for an immersive commute, this gripping historical narrative sweeps from the muddy outskirts of eighteenth-century Prussia to the chilling militarized zones of the Cold...

Trace a marshy settlement’s dramatic rise into a resilient maritime superpower that shaped European economic history. Perfect for an educational commute or deep-focus learning, this immersive narrative reveals the fierce autonomy driving trade across the North Sea. You will encounter the...