The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today runs 15.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Hughes (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by William Hughes
William Hughes narrates 86 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 964 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
448 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- We Were Soldiers Once… and Young: Ia Drang – The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
- The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
- Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
- Dog Company: A True Story of American Soldiers Abandoned by Their High Command
- SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
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 Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today is an audiobook by Thomas E. Ricks: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by William Hughes, released October 30, 2012, on the Military (History) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Hughes
- Released
- October 30, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781483060675
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today as an audiobook?
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.
Is The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today?
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today is narrated by William Hughes.
Is The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.