How the Allies Won on D-Day

Written and Narrated By: Giles Milton

Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins

D-Day: The Bad, the Ugly… the Oh Sooo Good!!!

The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon

By: Alex Kershaw / Narrated By: Grover Gardner

Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins

Kiiiiinda misleading secondary title. That noted, however? 9+ hours fly by when you’re actually there with the men

A Story of Unfinished Lives

By: Jim Sheeler / Narrated By: Mark Deakins

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

A MUST-Listen for every American…

The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour

By: James D. Hornfischer / Narrated By: Barrett Whitener

Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins

I. Am. GUTTED…

How One Small Mexican-American Community Gave So Much in World War II and Korea

By: Carlos Harrison / Narrated By: Robert Fass

Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins

A very good overview of two wars; I just wish it had more about those ghosts

The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield

By: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon / Narrated By: Kathe Mazur

Length: 10 hrs

A story of women who rock, and of one who sacrificed it all

The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home

By: Patrick K. O’Donnell / Narrated By: Dan Woren

Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins

It was good; it’s just that I was expecting something more emotionally evocative. So sue me!

The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion

By: Scott McGaugh / Narrated By: Traber Burns

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Riveting Military History of Heroes, but oh! Traber Burns :(

The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919

By: James Carl Nelson / Narrated By: Johnny Heller

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Has its flaws but is still a very interesting bit of forgotten history

The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes

By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anthony Walton / Narrated By: Richard Allen

Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins

A very proud addition to Audiobook Accomplice’s Military History!

A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War

By: Neal Bascomb / Narrated By: LJ Ganser

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Little known story of some genuine heroes

A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home

By: Sally Mott Freeman / Narrated By: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins

UNBROKEN x 3

America’s War Horse

By: Robin Hutton / Narrated By: Susan Boyce

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

The Marines were her herd!

The Untold Story of The American Pilots Who Waged A Secret War Against Japan

By: Sam Kleiner / Narrated By: Stephen Graybill

Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins

Graybill’s narration makes this the better of the two books on “the Tigers”

By: James Reston, Jr. / Narrated By: Jeff Cummings

Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins

Humanity at its worst and best

By: Barbara W. Tuchman / Narrated By: John Lee / Narrated By: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins

Erudite and clever crafting, impeccable narration!

By: Wendy Moore / Narrated By: Suzanne Toren

Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins

“Deeds not Words”

A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918

By: Adam Hochschild / Narrated By: Arthur Morey

Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins

AWESOME! Soooo awesome I barely noticed Arthur Morey

A New History of the Western Front in World War I

By: Emily Mayhew / Narrated By: Kelly Birch

Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins

Brava, Ms. Mayhew! The urgency is captured, here, over 100 years past the event!

The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age

By: Modris Eksteins / Narrated By: Michael Prichard

Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins

So suuuuue me—Best intro to Springtime EVER!

The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home

By: Patrick K. O’Donnell / Narrated By: Dan Woren

Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins

It was good; it’s just that I was expecting something more emotionally evocative. So sue me!

The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919

By: James Carl Nelson / Narrated By: Johnny Heller

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Has its flaws but is still a very interesting bit of forgotten history

A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War

By: Neal Bascomb / Narrated By: LJ Ganser

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Little known story of some genuine heroes

American Soldiers' Remarkable Escape from Berga Concentration Camp

By: Mark Felton / Narrated By: Fred Sanders

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Pretty good, but Curses! to the Ever-Misleading Publisher’s Summary!!!

How the Allies Won on D-Day

Written and Narrated By: Giles Milton

Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins

D-Day: The Bad, the Ugly… the Oh Sooo Good!!!

A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

By: Ben MacIntyre / Narrated By: John Lee

Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins

A smarmy, schmoozy, amoral… Hero?!? This is so entertaining as To DIE For!!!

The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World

Written and Narrated by: Giles Milton

Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins

Milton is the King of Edge of Your Seat History!

The Secret Mission to Storm a Forbidden Nazi Fortress

By: Damien Lewis / Narrated By: Matt Bates

Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins

Is it just me, or did the Publisher’s Summary get this AWEsome story entirely wrong?!

The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II

By: Molly Guptill Manning / Narrated By: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins

A trifle repetitious, but seriously! Huzzah!

Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

By: Timothy Snyder / Narrated By: Ralph Cosham

Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins

Overwhelming… Familiar…

The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon

By: Alex Kershaw / Narrated By: Grover Gardner

Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins

Kiiiiinda misleading secondary title. That noted, however? 9+ hours fly by when you’re actually there with the men

The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat

Written and Narrated By: Giles Milton

Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins

ZOUNDS!!!!!!

The Christmas Battle for Bastogne

By: Leo Barron, Don Cygan / Narrated By: Paul Hecht

Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins

Just canNOT help but feel pride and, gosh: AWE!!!

The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour

By: James D. Hornfischer / Narrated By: Barrett Whitener

Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins

I. Am. GUTTED…

An Oral History of Women in World War II

By: Svetlana Alexievich, Translated By: Richard Pevear Larissa Volokhonsky / Narrated By: Julia Emelin, Yelena Shmulenson

Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins

Emotions so raw, so fierce, so devastating… A MUST-Listen

A Sunken Ship, a Vanished Crew, and the Final Mystery of Pearl Harbor

By: Stephen Harding / Narrated By: Richard Ferrone

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

First half? DULL! Second half? NOW we’re getting somewhere… Then? Over…?!?

By: Walter Lord / Narrated By: Grover Gardner

Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins

If you want heavy-duty history, look elsewhere. Aaaah, but if you want Living History? Here it is!!!

Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor

By: James M. Scott / Narrated By: LJ Ganser

Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins

AWEsome! Breathtaking! Riveting! Holy cow! …and I could go on and on and on!!!

By: John Steinbeck / Edited By: Mark Bowden / Narrated By: Lloyd James

Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins

A look at the details of war—often humorous, sometimes touching, always oh so human…

How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory

By: Ben Macintyre / Narrated By: John Lee

Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins

I hear tell this is only for history buffs?!? Well, hallelujah and huzzah: That I most certainly am!!!

The Ingenious Young Women Whose Secret Board Game Helped Win World War II

By: Simon Parkin / Narrated By: Elliot Fitzpatrick

Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins

Misleading subtitle but a jolly grand WWII story!

The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

By: Sonia Purnell / Narrated By: Juliet Stevenson

Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins

From the print reviews? I do believe Juliet Stevenson makes this is a grand and daring tale

The Incredible True Story of a WWII Airman and the Four-Legged Hero Who Flew at His Side

By: Damien Lewis / Narrated By: Derek Perkins

Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins

LOVED IT!!!

The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II

By: Chester Nez, Judith Schiess Avila / Narrated By: David Colacci

Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins

You’d better believe this is a good book about a great man

How One Small Mexican-American Community Gave So Much in World War II and Korea

By: Carlos Harrison / Narrated By: Robert Fass

Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins

A very good overview of two wars; I just wish it had more about those ghosts

An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II

By: Adam Makos / Narrated By: Johnathan McClain

Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins

Another Makos Jolly-Decent Listen

The Saga of the Seventh

By: Clive Howard, Joe Whitley / Narrated By: Will Stauff

Length: 13 hrs

Wow! It really IS about one damned island after another!!!

The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion

By: Scott McGaugh / Narrated By: Traber Burns

Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins

Riveting Military History of Heroes, but oh! Traber Burns :(

By: Eric Lomax / Narrated By: Bill Paterson

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

The ending? Oh, the ending! Tissue, please!

How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-Arms During World War II

By: Damien Lewis / Narrated By: John Chancer

Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins

Damien Lewis does another great job with this one!

The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes

By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anthony Walton / Narrated By: Richard Allen

Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins

A very proud addition to Audiobook Accomplice’s Military History!

Japan’s First Land Defeat of World War II

By: William H. Bartsch / Narrated By: Bill Nevitt

Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins

Good but has large stretches of the dry, the drudge

The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb

By: Neal Bascomb / Narrated By: Chris Sorensen

Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins

Narration rather hinders what is a breathless account

Escape from the Battleship Oklahoma

By: Stephen Bower Young / Narrated By: Tim Murphy

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

An Edge of the Seat Listen

A Sunken Ship, a Vanished Crew, and the Final Mystery of Pearl Harbor

By: Stephen Harding / Narrated By: Richard Ferrone

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

First half? DULL! Second half? NOW we’re getting somewhere… Then? Over…?!?

By: Walter Lord / Narrated By: Grover Gardner

Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins

If you want heavy-duty history, look elsewhere. Aaaah, but if you want Living History? Here it is!!!

Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor

By: James M. Scott / Narrated By: LJ Ganser

Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins

AWEsome! Breathtaking! Riveting! Holy cow! …and I could go on and on and on!!!

A Harrowing Account of America's Tunnel Rats in the Underground Battlefields of Vietnam

By: Tom Mangold, John Penycate / Narrated By: Jeff Harding

Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins

Where are the Tunnel Rats? Oh that’s right… this is 11 1/2-hours of them getting slaughtered by heroic VC…

By: Michael Herr / Narrated By: Ray Porter

Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins

I may say this a lot, but oh yes: STUNNING

Children, Youth, and War Series

By: Joel P. Rhodes / Narrated By: Chris Sorensen

Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins

This world, yes, became my foundation

The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home

Written and Narrated By: Heath Hardage Lee

Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins

Straight-laced women with no-nonsense voices!

Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

By: Steve Sheinkin / Narrated By: Ray Porter

Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins

Oh wow—This is for kids?!? No wonder I found it so accessible, so enjoyable, so, well, even I could grasp all the nuances!!!

By: James Reston, Jr. / Narrated By: Jeff Cummings

Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins

Humanity at its worst and best

An Epic Tale of Courage and Survival During the Korean War

By: Stanley Weintraub / Narrated By: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins

The real heroes were the troops fighting and dying—Don’t look to MacArthur for heroism…

How One Small Mexican-American Community Gave So Much in World War II and Korea

By: Carlos Harrison / Narrated By: Robert Fass

Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins

A very good overview of two wars; I just wish it had more about those ghosts

The Korean War Battles of Twin Tunnels and Chipyong-ni

By: Kenneth E. Hamburger / Narrated By: Bill Nevitt

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Forgotten battles in a forgotten war

America’s War Horse

By: Robin Hutton / Narrated By: Susan Boyce

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

The Marines were her herd!

Shoulder-to-Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah

By: Patrick K. O'Donnell / Narrated By: Richard Powers

Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins

Fantastic stories, but oh soooo poorly read. You want a feel for grueling combat? Do READ the book, like, the print version. I’m serious…

A Story of Unfinished Lives

By: Jim Sheeler / Narrated By: Mark Deakins

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

A MUST-Listen for every American…

The Poisoning of America's Soldiers

By: Joseph Hickman / Narrated By: Noah Michael Levine

Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins

Yeah I’ll say it: Dick Cheney got rich even as veterans and civilians sickened and died

A US Marine’s Account of Leading the Iraqi Army Fifth Battalion

By: Michael Zacchea, Ted Kemp / Narrated By: John Pruden

Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins

A huge part of the war you just don’t hear about

A Story Of War

By: Peter Maas / Narrated By: George Guidall

Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins

Unflinching. Period.

By: Anthony Lloyd / Narrated By: Steven Crossley

Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins

Absolutely brutal and unrelenting—an astonishing listen

The Poisoning of America's Soldiers

By: Joseph Hickman / Narrated By: Noah Michael Levine

Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins

Yeah I’ll say it: Dick Cheney got rich even as veterans and civilians sickened and died

The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield

By: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon / Narrated By: Kathe Mazur

Length: 10 hrs

A story of women who rock, and of one who sacrificed it all

Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War

Written and Narrated By: Joanne B. Freeman

Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins

Holy cow! And I thought things were pretty bad now…!