War & Military
The History of the Peloponnesian War
Read by Peter Dann
Thucydides
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Such may be the reaction of many listeners to Thucydides' compelling and rightly celebr…
A Life of Napoleon
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Ida M. Tarbell
Ida Tarbell is best known today as the investigative journalist whose pieces on workings of the Standard Oil Company led to the creation of …
U.S. Marines In Afghanistan
Read by Aaron Bennett
Nathan S. Lowrey
This monograph is more than the story of Marine expeditionary operations in Afghanistan. It describes who our nation's enemies are; how Amer…
The Needs of Europe
Read by Ted Lienhart
Fight The Famine Council
In October 1920, the International Economic Conference in London gathered invitees to review post-war Europe's ravaged economies. Speakers i…
America's
Read by Ted Lienhart
Henry J. Reilly
"What part did we take in the Great War? Did we only lend money to our Allies, or did we really fight?" Henry …
The Captain Called It Mutiny
Read by Mark Harrington
Frederic Van De Water
On December 1, 1842, three crew members of the U.S. Navy brig Somers were hanged for mutiny. The alleged leader was eighteen-year-old Philip…
Opening Moves
Read by Aaron Bennett
Henry I. Shaw, Jr.
On 1 September 1939, German armored columns and attack aircraft crossed the Polish border on a broad front and World War II began. At Marin…
Outpost in the North Atlantic
Read by Aaron Bennett
James A. Donovan
A large volcanic island on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Iceland was strategically located for the air and naval control of the North Atlan…