The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany runs 57.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 38.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 57.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 115 days |
| 1 hour / day | 58 days |
| 2 hours / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 39 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 57.2 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner narrates 257 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,804 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
5 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- A Patriot’s History of the United States, Updated Edition: From Columbus’ Great Discovery to America’s Age of Entitlement
- The Age of Faith: A History of Medieval Civilization (Christian, Islamic, and Judaic) from Constantine to Dante, AD 325–1300
- Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1715 to 1789
- The Decline of the West: Volume 1: Form and Actuality and Volume 2: Perspectives of World History
- The Enlightenment that Failed: Ideas, Revolution, and Democratic Defeat, 1748-1830
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany is an audiobook by William L. Shirer: a 57.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released July 8, 2010, on the Military (History) and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 57.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Grover Gardner
- Released
- July 8, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), Europe, World
- ISBN
- 9781483078649
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany as an audiobook?
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany runs 57.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 38.1 hours.
Is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany?
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany is narrated by Grover Gardner.
Is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 38.1 hours, saving 19.1 hours.