Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II audiobook runs 21.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Edward Lewis (about 14.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 21.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 44 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 21.7 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 893 Asia audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Edward Lewis
Edward Lewis narrates 35 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 373 hours in all.
About as long, on the Asia shelf
31 Asia audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- On China
- Morning Star, Midnight Sun: The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August–October 1942
- Freedom at Midnight
- The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb
- Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times
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
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II is an audiobook by John W. Dower: a 21.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Edward Lewis, released June 22, 2005, on the Asia shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 21.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Edward Lewis
- Released
- June 22, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Asia
- ISBN
- 9781483074603
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II audiobook?
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II runs 21.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.4 hours.
Is the Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II?
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II is narrated by Edward Lewis.
Is Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.4 hours, saving 7.2 hours.