The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tom Whipple (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
710 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War is an audiobook by Tom Whipple: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Whipple, released May 11, 2023, on the Military (History) and Computers & Technology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Whipple
- Released
- May 11, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Computers & Technology, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781529904468
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War as an audiobook?
The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War?
The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War is narrated by Tom Whipple.