Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler during World War II: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler during World War II audiobook runs 2.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Bill Hare (about 1.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 2.2 hours of listening.
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| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 2.2 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
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Bill Hare narrates 56 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 102 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
107 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler during World War II is an audiobook by Charles River Editors: a 2.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Hare, released January 10, 2020, on the Military (History) and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bill Hare
- Released
- January 10, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Law & Politics, Asia
- ISBN
- 9781987188516
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How long is the Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler during World War II audiobook?
Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler during World War II runs 2.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.5 hours.
Is the Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler during World War II audiobook free?
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Who narrates Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler during World War II?
Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler during World War II is narrated by Bill Hare.