How Long to Read Curse on This Country

How Long Does it Take to Read Curse on This Country?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Curse on This Country by Danny Orbach

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

Description

Imperial Japanese soldiers were notorious for blindly following orders, and their enemies in the Pacific War derided them as "cattle to the slaughter." But, in fact, the Japanese Army had a long history as one of the most disobedient armies in the world. Officers repeatedly staged coups d’états, violent insurrections, and political assassinations; their associates defied orders given by both the government and the general staff, launched independent military operations against other countries, and in two notorious cases conspired to assassinate foreign leaders despite direct orders to the contrary. In Curse on This Country, Danny Orbach explains the culture of rebellion in the Japanese armed forces. It was a culture created by a series of seemingly innocent decisions, each reasonable in its own right, which led to a gradual weakening of Japanese government control over its army and navy. The consequences were dire, as the armed forces dragged the government into more and more of China across the 1930s—a culture of rebellion that made the Pacific War possible. Orbach argues that brazen defiance, rather than blind obedience, was the motive force of modern Japanese history. Curse on This Country follows a series of dramatic events: assassinations in the dark corners of Tokyo, the famous rebellion of Saigō Takamori, the "accidental" invasion of Taiwan, the Japanese ambassador’s plot to murder the queen of Korea, and the military-political crisis in which the Japanese prime minister "changed colors." Finally, through the sinister plots of the clandestine Cherry Blossom Society, we follow the deterioration of Japan into chaos, fascism, and world war.

How long is Curse on This Country?

Curse on This Country by Danny Orbach is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Curse on This Country Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Curse on This Country aloud.

What Reading Level is Curse on This Country?

Curse on This Country 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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