A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies runs 9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lescault (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lescault
John Lescault narrates 148 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,722 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
657 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies is an audiobook by Martin J. Sherwin: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lescault, released July 14, 2010, on the Military (History) and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lescault
- Released
- July 14, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Asia
- ISBN
- 9781481584623
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies as an audiobook?
A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies?
A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies is narrated by John Lescault.