A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949 runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Michael (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Michael
Paul Michael narrates 186 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,849 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,666 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949 is an audiobook by Kevin Peraino: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Michael, released September 19, 2017, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Michael
- Released
- September 19, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas, Asia
- ISBN
- 9780525496946
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949 as an audiobook?
A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949 runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949?
A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949 is narrated by Paul Michael.
Is A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman, and the Birth of Modern China, 1949 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.