How Long to Read A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge

How Long Does it Take to Read A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge by Commander Richard J. G. Goodwin

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

Description

Commander Richard J. G. Goodwin's A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge: A Royal Navy Officer's World War II Memoir is a posthumous remembrance. It was originally intended as a family keepsake, but after Goodwin's death, his children were compelled to share the manuscript and its engrossing account of their father's life - a legacy of service and achievement that played out against pivotal events of the twentieth century that still inform the world we live in today. As a World War II Royal Naval Officer, he participated in numerous missions, including the top-secret testing of cutting-edge minesweeping technology aboard the first coastal commercial vessel to be fitted with a four-hundred-ton magnet. This was to protect Britain's coastline as Germany was laying magnetic mines in and around British waters - aiming systematically at starving the nation. He participated in missions including the invasions of Sicily and Normandy and the decisive victory at the Battle of Britain. Most compelling is his riveting account of dangerous assignments in support of the Eighth Army's advance on North Africa as he participated in the longest recorded minesweeping mission across the Mediterranean. Edmund Burke once noted that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. While Goodwin may have lived in a bygone era, his journey as an ordinary person doing the right thing for the greater good in extraordinary times of political uncertainty, social upheaval, and rapidly changing cultural mores is timeless - and never more relevant.

How long is A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge?

A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge by Commander Richard J. G. Goodwin is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge aloud.

What Reading Level is A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge?

A View from the Minesweeper's Bridge is suitable for students ages 12 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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