Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community audiobook runs 12.9 hours unabridged, narrated by David De Vries (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 893 Asia audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David De Vries
David De Vries narrates 232 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,355 hours in all.
About as long, on the Asia shelf
127 Asia 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
Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community is an audiobook by Richard J. Samuels: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David De Vries, released October 15, 2019, on the Asia shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- David De Vries
- Released
- October 15, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Asia
- ISBN
- 9781515949114
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community audiobook?
Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is the Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community?
Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community is narrated by David De Vries.
Is Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.