The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost runs 25.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 17 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 25.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 52 days |
| 1 hour / day | 26 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
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What our data says
- At 25.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Julian Elfer
Julian Elfer narrates 159 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,491 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
151 World 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
The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost is an audiobook by Cathal J. Nolan: a 25.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released January 30, 2018, on the World and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 25.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julian Elfer
- Released
- January 30, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781541488328
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost as an audiobook?
The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost runs 25.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17 hours.
Is The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost?
The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost is narrated by Julian Elfer.
Is The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17 hours, saving 8.5 hours.