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Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond... by Robert D. Kaplan

Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond...: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond... audiobook runs 18.6 hours unabridged, narrated by John H. Mayer (about 12.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.6listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond... at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.6 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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

Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond... is an audiobook by Robert D. Kaplan: a 18.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John H. Mayer, released September 27, 2005, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Military (History) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.6 hrs
Narrated by
John H. Mayer
Released
September 27, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Military (History)
ISBN
9781415928592

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond... audiobook?

Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond... runs 18.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.4 hours.

Is the Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond... audiobook free?

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Who narrates Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond...?

Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond... is narrated by John H. Mayer.

Is Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond... worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.4 hours, saving 6.2 hours.