Where to Start with Bill O'Reilly
- New to Bill O'Reilly? Start here → Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
- What fans keep coming back to → Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
- Short listen, big payoff → Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
- Highest rated by listeners → Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
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Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series
by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Narrated by Robert Petkoff, Bill O'Reilly
★ 4.74 ABR Score (32.2K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (21.9K) ★ 4.78 Audible (10.3K)More about this pick
O'Reilly and Dugard chronicle the Pacific War's final phase, from kamikaze attacks to atomic bombs. Robert Petkoff and Bill O'Reilly share narration duties, bringing intensity to this account of Japan's refusal to surrender.
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Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series
by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Narrated by Bill O'Reilly
★ 4.51 ABR Score (71.5K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (62.5K) ★ 4.66 Audible (9.0K)More about this pick
O'Reilly traces the parallel paths of JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald toward their fatal Dallas encounter with thriller-like pacing. His own narration adds immediacy to the historical tragedy.
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series
by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Narrated by Bill O'Reilly
★ 4.45 ABR Score (120.2K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (109.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (11.2K)More about this pick
O'Reilly and Dugard reconstruct Lincoln's final days and John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy with thriller-like pacing, while O'Reilly's own narration adds his distinctive television-honed delivery to the historical drama.
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Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series
by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Narrated by Bill O'Reilly
★ 4.34 ABR Score (35.7K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (28.0K) ★ 4.62 Audible (7.7K)More about this pick
O'Reilly narrates his own investigation into whether Patton's post-war car accident was truly accidental, examining the general's final months and controversial statements.
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Killing Jesus: A History
Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series
by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Narrated by Bill O'Reilly
★ 4.30 ABR Score (50.5K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (40.5K) ★ 4.63 Audible (10.0K)More about this pick
O'Reilly and Dugard strip away religious doctrine to examine the political and social forces that led to Jesus's crucifixion. O'Reilly's own narration brings his journalistic approach to this historical investigation.
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