How Long to Read Broken Promises

How Long Does it Take to Read Broken Promises?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 52 minutes to read Broken Promises by J. L. Granatstein

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

Description

The only history of conscription in Canada, by one of Canada's finest historians, now re-issued with a new introduction ... Compulsory military service has always been a controversial issue, and nowhere more so than in Canada. Award-winning historian J.L Granatstein considers the thorny questions it raises: "Is it worthwhile to impose conscription if by so doing you threaten to destroy the nation and the national unity that the men at the front are presumably fighting to preserve?" This new edition of Granatstein's classic account begins with a reflection about why he has changed his mind since first writing this book over thirty years ago. It remains the only history of conscription in Canada. When Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, Canada sent a volunteer force. As the war progressed, however, reinforcements were needed. Quebec resisted, for demographic reasons, but there were larger questions as well: "To speak of defending French civilization in Europe while harrying it in America seems to us an absurd inconsistency," wrote Henri Bourassa in August 1916. Bitterness and division were the product of poor government handling. Granatstein also explores how conscription did not go away following World War 1, but became an issue again in World War 2, the Korean War, and the Cold War. Conscription has plagued Canadians for a century. Granatstein compellingly argues that no single issue has done more to muddy the political waters or to destroy the unity of the nation.

How long is Broken Promises?

Broken Promises by J. L. Granatstein is 286 pages long, and a total of 73,216 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Broken Promises Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Broken Promises aloud.

What Reading Level is Broken Promises?

Broken Promises 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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