The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae runs 12.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Chancer (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.9 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 |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Chancer
John Chancer narrates 110 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,225 hours in all.
About as long, on the Military (History) 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 Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae is an audiobook by Michael Livingston and Myke Cole: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Chancer, released February 1, 2024, on the Military (History) and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Chancer
- Released
- February 1, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781472858634
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae as an audiobook?
The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae?
The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae is narrated by John Chancer.
Is The Killing Ground: A Biography of Thermopylae worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.