Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character audiobook runs 8.8 hours unabridged, narrated by David Strathairn (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 8.8 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 |
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What our data says
- At 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Strathairn
David Strathairn narrates 23 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 153 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mental Health & Psychology shelf
1,216 Mental Health & Psychology 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
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character is an audiobook by Jonathan Shay: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by David Strathairn, released December 18, 2018, on the Mental Health & Psychology and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Strathairn
- Released
- December 18, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mental Health & Psychology, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781508267218
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character audiobook?
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is the Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character audiobook free?
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Who narrates Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character?
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character is narrated by David Strathairn.