The Cold War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cold War runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Hecht
Paul Hecht narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 941 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
761 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 is an audiobook by David Painter: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released October 3, 2008, on the The Americas and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Hecht
- Released
- October 3, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, World
- ISBN
- 9781436174145
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cold War as an audiobook?
The Cold War runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Cold War free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cold War?
The Cold War is narrated by Paul Hecht.