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Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler by David Mckean

Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler audiobook runs 13 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Perkins (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13 hours of listening.

Days to finish Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13 hours, it runs longer than 75% 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

Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler is an audiobook by David Mckean: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Perkins, released November 9, 2021, on the World and Military (History) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13 hrs
Narrated by
Tom Perkins
Released
November 9, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Military (History)
ISBN
9781666141061

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler audiobook?

Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is the Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler?

Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler is narrated by Tom Perkins.

Is Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.