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The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State by David Vine

The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State runs 14.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laural Merlington (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.2listening hrs
Military (History)store shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.2 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day8 days
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What our data says

  • At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 4,743 Military (History) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Laural Merlington

Laural Merlington narrates 414 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,846 hours in all.

All Laural Merlington audiobooks, measured

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 United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State is an audiobook by David Vine: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Laural Merlington, released May 25, 2021, on the Military (History) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.2 hrs
Narrated by
Laural Merlington
Released
May 25, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Military (History)
ISBN
9781666111705

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State as an audiobook?

The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.

Is The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State?

The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State is narrated by Laural Merlington.

Is The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.