How Long to Read Break in the Chain—Intelligence Ignored

How Long Does it Take to Read Break in the Chain—Intelligence Ignored?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read Break in the Chain—Intelligence Ignored by W. R. Baker

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

Description

A riveting combination of war memoir and analysis providing “valuable insights” into the role of military intelligence in Vietnam (International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence). For the first two weeks of the Easter Offensive of 1972, the 571st Military Intelligence Detachment provided the only pertinent collateral intelligence available to American forces. Twice daily, the Detachment provided intelligence to the USS Buchanan (DDG-14), US Navy SEALS, and Special Forces units, including tactical and strategic forecasts of enemy movements, information that was otherwise unavailable to U.S. units and advisors in-country. Bob Baker was an intelligence analyst who was there. In the weeks before the offensive, vital agent reports and verbal warnings by the 571st MI Detachment had been ignored by all the major commands; they were only heeded, and then only very reluctantly, once the offensive began. This refusal to listen to the intelligence explains why no Army or USMC organizations were on-call to recover prisoners discovered or U.S. personnel downed behind enemy lines, as in the BAT-21 incident, as the last two Combat Recon Platoons in Vietnam had been disbanded six weeks before the offensive began. The lessons and experiences of Operation Lam Son 719 in the previous year were ignored, especially with regard to the NVA’s tactical use of tanks and artillery. In his memoir, Baker, the only trained military intelligence analyst with the 571st MI Detachment in 1972, reveals these and other heroics and blunders during a key moment in the Vietnam War.

How long is Break in the Chain—Intelligence Ignored?

Break in the Chain—Intelligence Ignored by W. R. Baker is 264 pages long, and a total of 67,056 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Break in the Chain—Intelligence Ignored Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read Break in the Chain—Intelligence Ignored aloud.

What Reading Level is Break in the Chain—Intelligence Ignored?

Break in the Chain—Intelligence Ignored is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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