The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945 runs 41.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tom Weiner (about 27.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 41.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 83 days |
| 1 hour / day | 42 days |
| 2 hours / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 28 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 41.2 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tom Weiner
Tom Weiner narrates 201 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,000 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
29 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945 is an audiobook by John Toland: a 41.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Weiner, released June 15, 2014, on the World and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 41.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Weiner
- Released
- June 15, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781482993936
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945 as an audiobook?
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945 runs 41.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 27.4 hours.
Is The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945?
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945 is narrated by Tom Weiner.
Is The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 27.4 hours, saving 13.7 hours.