1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 2,461 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 90 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 930 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West is an audiobook by Roger Crowley: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released August 9, 2016, on the Military (History) and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- August 9, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Europe
- ISBN
- 9781478913962
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West audiobook?
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West?
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West is narrated by Simon Prebble.
Is 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.