A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle runs 35.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Banks (about 23.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 35.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 71 days |
| 1 hour / day | 36 days |
| 2 hours / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 24 days |
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What our data says
- At 35.3 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Banks
John Banks narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,170 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
31 History & Culture 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
A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle is an audiobook by Julian Jackson: a 35.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Banks, released September 19, 2019, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 35.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Banks
- Released
- September 19, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9780141992075
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle as an audiobook?
A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle runs 35.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 23.5 hours.
Is A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle?
A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle is narrated by John Banks.
Is A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 23.5 hours, saving 11.8 hours.