The Second World War: A Complete History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Second World War: A Complete History runs 43.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bernard Mayes (about 28.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 43.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 87 days |
| 1 hour / day | 44 days |
| 2 hours / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 29 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 43.1 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bernard Mayes
Bernard Mayes narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 524 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
25 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 Second World War: A Complete History is an audiobook by Martin Gilbert: a 43.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Bernard Mayes, released January 1, 1990, on the Military (History) and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 43.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bernard Mayes
- Released
- January 1, 1990
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (History), World
- ISBN
- 9781483072920
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Second World War: A Complete History as an audiobook?
The Second World War: A Complete History runs 43.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 28.7 hours.
Is The Second World War: A Complete History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Second World War: A Complete History?
The Second World War: A Complete History is narrated by Bernard Mayes.
Is The Second World War: A Complete History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 28.7 hours, saving 14.4 hours.