Terrible Swift Sword: Audiobook
Book 2 of the Centennial History of the Civil War series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Terrible Swift Sword audiobook runs 20 hours unabridged, narrated by Nelson Runger (about 13.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 40 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 20 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nelson Runger
Nelson Runger narrates 72 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,024 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
277 The Americas 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
Terrible Swift Sword is book 2 of Bruce Catton's Centennial History of the Civil War series: a 20-hour unabridged recording, read by Nelson Runger, released April 22, 2011, on the The Americas and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nelson Runger
- Released
- April 22, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Lessons in Philosophy
- Series
- Centennial History of the Civil War #2
- ISBN
- 9781436147040
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Terrible Swift Sword audiobook?
Terrible Swift Sword runs 20 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.4 hours.
Is the Terrible Swift Sword audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Terrible Swift Sword?
Terrible Swift Sword is narrated by Nelson Runger.
Is Terrible Swift Sword worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.4 hours, saving 6.7 hours.