The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Revolution series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 runs 26.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Newbern and Rick Atkinson (about 17.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 53 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 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 26.1 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 3,098 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Newbern
George Newbern narrates 238 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,352 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
52 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 is book 1 of Rick Atkinson's Revolution series: a 26.1-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern and Rick Atkinson, released May 14, 2019, on the Military (History) and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Newbern, Rick Atkinson
- Released
- May 14, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), The Americas
- Series
- The Revolution Trilogy #1
- ISBN
- 9781250221315
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 as an audiobook?
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 runs 26.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.4 hours.
Is The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777?
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 is narrated by George Newbern and Rick Atkinson.
Is The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.4 hours, saving 8.7 hours.