How Long to Read Das Boot

How Long Does it Take to Read Das Boot?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 59 minutes to read Das Boot by Lothar Gunther Buchheim

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

Description

Filled with almost unbearable tension and excitement, DAS BOOT is one of the best stories ever written about war, a supreme novel of the Second World War and an acclaimed film and TV drama. It is autumn 1941 and a German U-boat commander and his crew set out on yet another hazardous patrol in the Battle of the Atlantic. Over the coming weeks they must brave the stormy waters of the Atlantic in their mission to seek out and destroy British supply ships. But the tide is beginning to turn against the Germans in the war for the North Atlantic. Their targets now travel in convoys, fiercely guarded by Royal Navy destroyers, and when contact is finally made the hunters rapidly become the hunted. As the U-boat is forced to hide beneath the surface of the sea a cat-and-mouse game begins, where the increasing claustrophobia of the submarine becomes an enemy just as frightening as the depth charges that explode around it. Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned. Written by a survivor of the U-boat fleet, DAS BOOT is a psychological drama merciless in its intensity, and a classic novel of the Second World War.

How long is Das Boot?

Das Boot by Lothar Gunther Buchheim is 533 pages long, and a total of 134,849 words.

This makes it 180% the length of the average book. It also has 165% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Das Boot Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 16 minutes to read Das Boot aloud.

What Reading Level is Das Boot?

Das Boot 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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