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Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 by John Vanzo, Hans Goebeler

Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 audiobook runs 11.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.6listening hrs
Military (Biography & Memoir)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 1,468 Military (Biography & Memoir) audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 is an audiobook by John Vanzo and Hans Goebeler: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released July 31, 2016, on the Military (Biography & Memoir) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.6 hrs
Narrated by
Norman Dietz
Released
July 31, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (Biography & Memoir)
ISBN
9781515978497

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 audiobook?

Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is the Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 audiobook free?

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Who narrates Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505?

Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 is narrated by Norman Dietz.

Is Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.