The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 by Martin Blumenson

Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 audiobook runs 8.5 hours unabridged, narrated by William Lavelle (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 59% 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

Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 is an audiobook by Martin Blumenson: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by William Lavelle, released March 27, 2012, on the Military (History) and Military (Biography & Memoir) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
William Lavelle
Released
March 27, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History), Military (Biography & Memoir)
ISBN
9781481576468

How to listen to Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is the Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 audiobook?

Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is the Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945?

Patton: The Man behind the Legend, 1885–1945 is narrated by William Lavelle.