The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid—America’s First World War II Victory: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid—America’s First World War II Victory runs 17.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Raymond Todd (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 17.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.7 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Raymond Todd
Raymond Todd narrates 44 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 454 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
434 The Americas 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 First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid—America’s First World War II Victory is an audiobook by Craig Nelson: a 17.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Raymond Todd, released January 1, 2007, on the The Americas and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Raymond Todd
- Released
- January 1, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781483070100
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid—America’s First World War II Victory as an audiobook?
The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid—America’s First World War II Victory runs 17.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.
Is The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid—America’s First World War II Victory free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid—America’s First World War II Victory?
The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid—America’s First World War II Victory is narrated by Raymond Todd.
Is The First Heroes: The Extraordinary Story of the Doolittle Raid—America’s First World War II Victory worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours.