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The Pity of War: Explaining World War I by Niall Ferguson

The Pity of War: Explaining World War I: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pity of War: Explaining World War I runs 21.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Graeme Malcolm (about 14.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21.6listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 21.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Pity of War: Explaining World War I at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day44 days
1 hour / day22 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×15 days

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What our data says

  • At 21.6 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Graeme Malcolm

Graeme Malcolm narrates 96 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 809 hours in all.

All Graeme Malcolm audiobooks, measured

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 Pity of War: Explaining World War I is an audiobook by Niall Ferguson: a 21.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Graeme Malcolm, released June 23, 2020, on the Military (History) and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
21.6 hrs
Narrated by
Graeme Malcolm
Released
June 23, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History), Europe
ISBN
9781549189159

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Pity of War: Explaining World War I as an audiobook?

The Pity of War: Explaining World War I runs 21.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.4 hours.

Is The Pity of War: Explaining World War I free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Pity of War: Explaining World War I?

The Pity of War: Explaining World War I is narrated by Graeme Malcolm.

Is The Pity of War: Explaining World War I worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.4 hours, saving 7.2 hours.