The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.8 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 |
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What our data says
- At 8.8 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
629 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command is an audiobook by Virginia Cowles: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released June 14, 2010, on the Military (History) and Africa shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- June 14, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Africa
- ISBN
- 9781481579308
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command as an audiobook?
The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command?
The Phantom Major: The Story of David Stirling and His Desert Command is narrated by Simon Vance.