The First Salute: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Salute runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Wanda Mccaddon (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Wanda Mccaddon
Wanda Mccaddon narrates 111 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,364 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
739 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
- Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
- Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
- Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
- 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
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 Salute is an audiobook by Barbara W. Tuchman: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Wanda Mccaddon, released March 13, 2009, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Wanda Mccaddon
- Released
- March 13, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781483057873
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Salute as an audiobook?
The First Salute runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is The First Salute free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Salute?
The First Salute is narrated by Wanda Mccaddon.
Is The First Salute worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.