The Darkest Year: The American Home Front, 1941-1942: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Darkest Year: The American Home Front, 1941-1942 runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
Stefan Rudnicki narrates 744 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,226 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
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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 Darkest Year: The American Home Front, 1941-1942 is an audiobook by William K. Klingaman: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Stefan Rudnicki, released February 19, 2019, on the Military (History) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stefan Rudnicki
- Released
- February 19, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781721343348
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Darkest Year: The American Home Front, 1941-1942 as an audiobook?
The Darkest Year: The American Home Front, 1941-1942 runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Darkest Year: The American Home Front, 1941-1942 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Darkest Year: The American Home Front, 1941-1942?
The Darkest Year: The American Home Front, 1941-1942 is narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.
Is The Darkest Year: The American Home Front, 1941-1942 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.