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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 by Paul Reid, William Manchester

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 runs 53.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Clive Chafer (about 35.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

53.4listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 53.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day107 days
1 hour / day54 days
2 hours / day27 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×36 days

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What our data says

  • At 53.4 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the History & Culture shelf

3 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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 Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 is an audiobook by Paul Reid and William Manchester: a 53.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Clive Chafer, released November 6, 2012, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
53.4 hrs
Narrated by
Clive Chafer
Released
November 6, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Law & Politics
ISBN
9781483077840

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 as an audiobook?

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 runs 53.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 35.6 hours.

Is The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965?

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 is narrated by Clive Chafer.

Is The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Vol. 3: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 35.6 hours, saving 17.8 hours.