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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army audiobook runs 14.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Weiner (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.6listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 14.6 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army is an audiobook by Jeremy Scahill: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Weiner, released March 25, 2025, on the Military (History) and Asia shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.6 hrs
Narrated by
Tom Weiner
Released
March 25, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History), Asia
ISBN
9781668652763

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army audiobook?

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.

Is the Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army?

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army is narrated by Tom Weiner.

Is Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.9 hours.