It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read In the Service of the Sultan by Ian Gardiner
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A memoir of how a small number of British officers led Muslim soldiers in the hard-fought anti-insurgency war that has shaped today’s Gulf. While the Americans were fighting in Vietnam, a struggle of even greater strategic significance was taking place in the Middle East: The Sultanate of Oman stood guard at the entrance to the Arabian Gulf, and thus controlled the movement of oil from that region. In the 1960s and 70s, the Communists tried to seize this artery and, had they succeeded, the consequences for the West and for the Middle East would have been disastrous—and yet, few people have...
In the Service of the Sultan by Ian Gardiner is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.
This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read In the Service of the Sultan aloud.
In the Service of the Sultan is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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