The Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Times: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Times runs 6.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gareth Richards (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gareth Richards
Gareth Richards narrates 59 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 427 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
904 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Times is an audiobook by Gwynne Dyer: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Gareth Richards, released September 13, 2022, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gareth Richards
- Released
- September 13, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9798765045640
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How long is The Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Times as an audiobook?
The Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Times runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
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Who narrates The Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Times?
The Shortest History of War: From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers—A Retelling for Our Times is narrated by Gareth Richards.