War & Military
Agent ZigZag
Damian Lewis reads the dramatic story of the charismatic Agent ZigZag, the previously untold tale of Britain's most extraordinary double age…
Rise of the Macedonian Empire
Through diplomacy and conquest the Kingdom of Macedonia under Philip II (382-336 BC) came to dominate ancient Greece. To the classical Greek…
Battle Stations
Battle Stations is a four-part NBC radio show produced by the US Naval Department, focusing on the progress of the US Navy during World War …
WWII News and Related Sound files
Explore the sounds and news from World War II with this collection of audio files from 1944. These recordings provide a unique glimpse into …
Nothing of Importance
Fighting in France during the Great War, Bernard Adams, an officer with a Welsh battalion, was moved to chronicle what he saw and experience…
Warwick the Kingmaker
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), wealthy and powerful peer of England, was one of the leaders of the Wars of the Roses (14…
A Noble Woman
Edith L. Cavell (1865–1915) was a British nurse who attended to soldiers of both sides during World War I, and helped some 200 Allied soldie…
WWII News and Related Sound files
Explore the fascinating world of Old Time Radio with this collection of WWII news and related sound files from 1945. These recordings captur…
The Afghan Wars
The First Anglo–Afghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts durin…
The Good Soldier
“Here are boys, all sorts of boys: French, English, Italian, American… These are soldiers’ letters written home. But reading, one finds t…
The Age of the Condottieri
Italy from 1409 to 1530 is synonymous with the Renaissance, but this was also the age of the condottieri, Italian captains of mercenary comp…
Bloody Beaches
On D-Day 15 September 1944, five infantry battalions of the 1st Marine Division’s 1st, 5th, and 7th Marines, in amphibian tractors (LVTs) lu…
On War
On War is a seminal exploration of the philosophy and strategy behind warfare, penned by the Prussian military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz.…
The Final Campaign
The three-month-long battle of Okinawa covered a 700-mile arc fromFormosa to Kyushu and involved a million combatants--Americans,Japanese, B…
Man-of-War Life
In 1844, Charles Nordhoff joined the U.S. Navy at the young age of 14. He describes his around-the-world adventure as a young sailor aboard …
With Porter in the Essex
The marvelous cruise of the U.S.S. Essex, the United States frigate of thirty-two guns, commanded by Captain David Porter. A story of his f…
Germany Before the War
Baron Beyens was a senior member of the Belgian diplomatic service who was posted to Berlin in 1912. His book, published in early 1916, is i…
The Road Past Kennesaw
“…there can be little doubt that the Federal drive on Atlanta, launched in May 1864, was the beginning of the end for the Southern Confedera…
Sherman’s Military Lessons Of The American Civil War
This LibriVox recording comprises chapter 25 (Conclusion – Military Lessons Of The War) of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memo…
The Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, a pivotal document in American history that declared the…