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The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle by Charles River Editors

The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle runs 2.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Johnston (about 1.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.2listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 2.2 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle is an audiobook by Charles River Editors: a 2.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Johnston, released April 11, 2019, on the Military (History) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.2 hrs
Narrated by
Jim Johnston
Released
April 11, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History)
ISBN
9781987170351

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle as an audiobook?

The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle runs 2.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.5 hours.

Is The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle?

The Battle of the Somme: The History and Legacy of World War I’s Biggest Battle is narrated by Jim Johnston.