How Long to Read A Damn Close-Run Thing

How Long Does it Take to Read A Damn Close-Run Thing?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 40 minutes to read A Damn Close-Run Thing by Russell Phillips

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

“It was a damn close-run thing” — Major-General Moore, commander of the British land forces in the South Atlantic In 1982, the average Briton didn’t know the Falkland Islands existed, let alone their status as a disputed British territory just off the coast of Argentina. That changed when the Argentinians invaded the islands and overwhelmed the small defending force. Both nations claimed the islands were theirs, but now Argentina thought the British would give them up without a fight. They were wrong. Britain sent a task force into the South Atlantic to re-take the islands, and the short, intense war that followed was–in the words of Major-General Sir John Jeremy Moore–”a damn close-run thing.” This short history sums up the events leading up to the war and its major military actions including details of an Argentinian plan to sink a Royal Navy ship in Gibraltar harbour (foiled at the last minute by Spanish police) and an audacious British plan to land SAS soldiers in Argentina to destroy Exocet-carrying aircraft while they were still on the ground.

How long is A Damn Close-Run Thing?

A Damn Close-Run Thing by Russell Phillips is 100 pages long, and a total of 25,000 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Damn Close-Run Thing Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 16 minutes to read A Damn Close-Run Thing aloud.

What Reading Level is A Damn Close-Run Thing?

A Damn Close-Run Thing is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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