The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War runs 15.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Prichard (about 10.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 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 15.1 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
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Michael Prichard narrates 174 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,947 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War is an audiobook by Nicholas Thompson: a 15.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Prichard, released September 29, 2009, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Prichard
- Released
- September 29, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781400183531
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War as an audiobook?
The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War runs 15.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.1 hours.
Is The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War?
The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War is narrated by Michael Prichard.
Is The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.1 hours, saving 5 hours.