A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam runs 35.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robertson Dean (about 23.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 35.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 72 days |
| 1 hour / day | 36 days |
| 2 hours / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 24 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 35.8 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 2,732 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robertson Dean
Robertson Dean narrates 129 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,500 hours in all.
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About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
17 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam is an audiobook by Neil Sheehan: a 35.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Robertson Dean, released August 11, 2009, on the History & Culture and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 35.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robertson Dean
- Released
- August 11, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Military (Biography & Memoir)
- ISBN
- 9780307578013
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam as an audiobook?
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam runs 35.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 23.9 hours.
Is A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam?
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam is narrated by Robertson Dean.
Is A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 23.9 hours, saving 11.9 hours.