How Long to Read A German POW in New Mexico

How Long Does it Take to Read A German POW in New Mexico?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 38 minutes to read A German POW in New Mexico by Walter Schmid

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

Description

Walter Schmid, a member of Rommel's Afrika Korps, was one of hundreds of thousands of POWs interned in the United States during World War II. Drafted into the German army at twenty, he had fought for only five months when captured in Tunisia in May 1943. Schmid was sent first to POW camps in Oklahoma (Gruber, Bixby, and McAlester) and was soon transferred to New Mexico in July 1944. Walter Schmid worked in southern New Mexico's Mesilla Valley picking cotton and harvesting melons alongside Mexican-American laborers. He recalls playing trumpet in the camp orchestra and watching Sunday soccer games between the teams of rival POW camps. Based on his diary and the letters he sent home to his German girlfriend, whom he later married, Schmid's memoir was published in Germany in 2000. This abbreviated English translation begins with his capture in North Africa and his voyage to the United States and ends with his work experience in England, where he was transferred after almost three years of captivity in the United States, and his return to Germany in 1947.

How long is A German POW in New Mexico?

A German POW in New Mexico by Walter Schmid is 155 pages long, and a total of 39,525 words.

This makes it 52% the length of the average book. It also has 48% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A German POW in New Mexico Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 35 minutes to read A German POW in New Mexico aloud.

What Reading Level is A German POW in New Mexico?

A German POW in New Mexico 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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