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The Height of the Cold War: The History of the Events that Brought the Soviet Union and United States to the Brink by Charles River Editors

The Height of the Cold War: The History of the Events that Brought the Soviet Union and United States to the Brink: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Height of the Cold War: The History of the Events that Brought the Soviet Union and United States to the Brink runs 5.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bill Caufield (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 7,179 World 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 Height of the Cold War: The History of the Events that Brought the Soviet Union and United States to the Brink is an audiobook by Charles River Editors: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Caufield, released March 9, 2026, on the World and Military (History) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Bill Caufield
Released
March 9, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Military (History)
ISBN
9798240092909

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Height of the Cold War: The History of the Events that Brought the Soviet Union and United States to the Brink as an audiobook?

The Height of the Cold War: The History of the Events that Brought the Soviet Union and United States to the Brink runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is The Height of the Cold War: The History of the Events that Brought the Soviet Union and United States to the Brink free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Height of the Cold War: The History of the Events that Brought the Soviet Union and United States to the Brink?

The Height of the Cold War: The History of the Events that Brought the Soviet Union and United States to the Brink is narrated by Bill Caufield.