The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shawn Compton (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Shawn Compton
Shawn Compton narrates 160 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,476 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Military (History) shelf
631 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
- Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
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- Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor
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 Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor is an audiobook by Paul Dickson: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Shawn Compton, released August 25, 2020, on the Military (History) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shawn Compton
- Released
- August 25, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781705211168
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How long is The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor as an audiobook?
The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor?
The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor is narrated by Shawn Compton.
Is The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.