The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War runs 9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Poe (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 9 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard Poe
Richard Poe narrates 69 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 819 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
542 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War is an audiobook by James Bradley: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Poe, released November 24, 2009, on the Military (History) and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Poe
- Released
- November 24, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), The Americas, World
- ISBN
- 9781600243967
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War as an audiobook?
The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War?
The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War is narrated by Richard Poe.