Band on the Run: A Greek Army's Epic Escape from Persia and the Makings of the Modern Mercenary: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Band on the Run: A Greek Army's Epic Escape from Persia and the Makings of the Modern Mercenary audiobook runs 6.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 6.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins
Sean Patrick Hopkins narrates 264 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,210 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
225 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
Band on the Run: A Greek Army's Epic Escape from Persia and the Makings of the Modern Mercenary is an audiobook by Robert L. O'Connell: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Patrick Hopkins, released July 28, 2026, on the Military (History) and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Released
- July 28, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Military (Biography & Memoir), Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781668112076
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How long is the Band on the Run: A Greek Army's Epic Escape from Persia and the Makings of the Modern Mercenary audiobook?
Band on the Run: A Greek Army's Epic Escape from Persia and the Makings of the Modern Mercenary runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.
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Who narrates Band on the Run: A Greek Army's Epic Escape from Persia and the Makings of the Modern Mercenary?
Band on the Run: A Greek Army's Epic Escape from Persia and the Makings of the Modern Mercenary is narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins.