It takes the average reader 4 hours and 56 minutes to read ‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force by William N Hess
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Like The Long Reach, Down to Earth is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight' this is how Brig-Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his introduction to this book. His official endorsement reveals just how important a document Down to Earth was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots heading for action in the ETO. More leading aces were lost to flak whilst ground strafing than to German fighters. In this book William Hess has included biographies of all the pilots that originally contributed to this work back in 1943-44.
‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force by William N Hess is 293 pages long, and a total of 74,129 words.
This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 45 minutes to read ‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force aloud.
‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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