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The Operators by Michael Hastings

The Operators: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Operators runs 14 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dan Russell (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Operators at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 14 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 4,743 Military (History) 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 Operators is an audiobook by Michael Hastings: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by Dan Russell, released July 7, 2016, on the Military (History) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14 hrs
Narrated by
Dan Russell
Released
July 7, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History)
ISBN
9781510039223

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Operators as an audiobook?

The Operators runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.

Is The Operators free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Operators?

The Operators is narrated by Dan Russell.

Is The Operators worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.7 hours.