1939: Countdown to War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1939: Countdown to War audiobook runs 3.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 2.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 3.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 3.4 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 258 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,739 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
160 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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: Countdown to War is an audiobook by Richard Overy: a 3.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released September 23, 2010, on the Military (History) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- September 23, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781400188673
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the 1939: Countdown to War audiobook?
1939: Countdown to War runs 3.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.2 hours.
Is the 1939: Countdown to War audiobook free?
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Who narrates 1939: Countdown to War?
1939: Countdown to War is narrated by Simon Prebble.