The Cold War: A World History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cold War: A World History runs 22.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 15.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 46 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 22.8 hours, it runs longer than 95% 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
200 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 Cold War: A World History is an audiobook by Odd Arne Westad: a 22.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released September 5, 2017, on the The Americas and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Julian Elfer
- Released
- September 5, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, World
- ISBN
- 9781681688220
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cold War: A World History as an audiobook?
The Cold War: A World History runs 22.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.2 hours.
Is The Cold War: A World History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cold War: A World History?
The Cold War: A World History is narrated by Julian Elfer.
Is The Cold War: A World History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.2 hours, saving 7.6 hours.