Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post–Cold War Era: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post–Cold War Era audiobook runs 15.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Bill Thatcher (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bill Thatcher
Bill Thatcher narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 72 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
600 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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
Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post–Cold War Era is an audiobook by Michael Mandelbaum: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Thatcher, released July 5, 2016, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bill Thatcher
- Released
- July 5, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781504755689
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post–Cold War Era audiobook?
Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post–Cold War Era runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.
Is the Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post–Cold War Era audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post–Cold War Era?
Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post–Cold War Era is narrated by Bill Thatcher.
Is Mission Failure: America and the World in the Post–Cold War Era worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.