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The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam by Christopher Goscha

The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam runs 16.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joe Barrett (about 11.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.9listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.9 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam is an audiobook by Christopher Goscha: a 16.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Barrett, released March 29, 2022, on the World and Military (History) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.9 hrs
Narrated by
Joe Barrett
Released
March 29, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Military (History), Asia
ISBN
9781666145144

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam as an audiobook?

The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam runs 16.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.3 hours.

Is The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam?

The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam is narrated by Joe Barrett.

Is The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.3 hours, saving 5.6 hours.