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The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam by Tom Bissell

The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam runs 16.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kerin McCue (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.7listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.7 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam is an audiobook by Tom Bissell: a 16.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Kerin McCue, released February 15, 2008, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.7 hrs
Narrated by
Kerin McCue
Released
February 15, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9781449803292

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam as an audiobook?

The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam runs 16.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.

Is The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam?

The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam is narrated by Kerin McCue.

Is The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.6 hours.