How Long to Read Empires on the Pacific

How Long Does it Take to Read Empires on the Pacific?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Empires on the Pacific by Robert Smith Thompson

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

Description

By moving China to centre stage, Robert Smith Thompson expands the traditional boundaries of the Pacific Theatre of World War II and casts the conflict in an entirely new light. What is commonly viewed as a discrete military conflict between an aggressive Japan with imperial ambitions and a reluctant, passive America becomes the stuff of Greek tragedy. The overreaching British Empire is waning, yet is unwilling to relinquish its foothold in China, while an increasingly ambitious Japan is determined to dominate the region and conquer China as part of that plan. Enter the young upstart, America, with imperial ambitions of its own in Asia. The US meant to replace Britain as the dominant power in Asia and saw Japan as a direct threat to that dominance. For Franklin Delano Roosevelt and for the US, the war with Japan had little to do with revenge for Pearl Harbour. Japan would have to be vanquished so that it would never again be an imperial rival. This recasting of the Asian conflict profoundly alters our understanding not just of World War II in the Pacific but also of what followed in the Korean War and the war in Vietnam.

How long is Empires on the Pacific?

Empires on the Pacific by Robert Smith Thompson is 448 pages long, and a total of 115,584 words.

This makes it 151% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Empires on the Pacific Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 31 minutes to read Empires on the Pacific aloud.

What Reading Level is Empires on the Pacific?

Empires on the Pacific 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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