The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Edward Bauer (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Edward Bauer
Edward Bauer narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 166 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,435 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War is an audiobook by Fred Kaplan: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Edward Bauer, released January 28, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Edward Bauer
- Released
- January 28, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781797104201
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War as an audiobook?
The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War?
The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War is narrated by Edward Bauer.
Is The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.