1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War audiobook runs 14.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Chris Macdonnell (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 14.8 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Chris Macdonnell
Chris Macdonnell narrates 57 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 572 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
541 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War is an audiobook by Frederick Taylor: a 14.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Chris Macdonnell, released May 26, 2020, on the Military (History) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Chris Macdonnell
- Released
- May 26, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781684579150
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the 1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War audiobook?
1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War runs 14.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.
Is the 1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates 1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War?
1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War is narrated by Chris Macdonnell.
Is 1939: A People's History of the Coming of the Second World War worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.