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Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan by Richard Overy

Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan audiobook runs 6.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Ralph Lister (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.1listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 6.1 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day4 days
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What our data says

  • At 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 7,179 World 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

Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan is an audiobook by Richard Overy: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Ralph Lister, released March 4, 2025, on the World and Military (History) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.1 hrs
Narrated by
Ralph Lister
Released
March 4, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Military (History), Asia
ISBN
9798895948316

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan audiobook?

Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is the Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan audiobook free?

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Who narrates Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan?

Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan is narrated by Ralph Lister.