How Long to Read Baden Powell’s Fighting Police—The SAC

How Long Does it Take to Read Baden Powell’s Fighting Police—The SAC?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Baden Powell’s Fighting Police—The SAC by Hamish Ross

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

Description

This work begins in August 1900 during the war in South Africa, when mounted Boer commandos ranging across the veldt superseded pitched battles of massed armies and heavy weaponry. Thanks to his flair for organisation, Baden-Powell is asked to create a mounted force with a combined military and police role, and will be answerable to the Commander-in-Chief and the civil High Commissioner. Rejecting Army models of command, Baden-Powell creates the South African Constabulary (SAC) with a small number of officers, dividing it into Troops of 100 men, then sub-dividing again into sections and the key working unit – the squad of six men under a corporal. To get the calibre of recruit he wants, the SAC will be better paid than the Army and he expects the men to be motivated by a code of honor, to be self-reliant and ‘handy men’ able to tackle any kind of work. Most recruits come from the UK, but in Canada, however, the Governor General intervenes and botches selection. The SAC’s effectiveness comes to light in this book – the first that deals with its creation and development; its wartime achievements and its peace-time transition into a community support helping local people returning to their homes. This work also highlights what Baden-Powell brought from the SAC and gave anew to the Scouts. Based on research using archive material in the UK, South Africa and Canada, it also includes images that have not previously appeared before in the public domain.

How long is Baden Powell’s Fighting Police—The SAC?

Baden Powell’s Fighting Police—The SAC by Hamish Ross is 301 pages long, and a total of 75,551 words.

This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Baden Powell’s Fighting Police—The SAC Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 52 minutes to read Baden Powell’s Fighting Police—The SAC aloud.

What Reading Level is Baden Powell’s Fighting Police—The SAC?

Baden Powell’s Fighting Police—The SAC 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.

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