How Long to Read Mayday

How Long Does it Take to Read Mayday?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 21 minutes to read Mayday by Michael Beschloss

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

Description

The “definitive” book on the U-2 episode and its disastrous impact on the future of the Cold War (Kirkus Reviews). On May Day 1960, Soviet forces downed a CIA spy plane flown deep into Soviet territory by Francis Gary Powers two weeks before a crucial summit. This forced President Dwight Eisenhower to decide whether, in an effort to save the meeting, to admit to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev—and the world—that he had secretly ordered Powers’s flight, or to claim that the CIA could take such a significant step without his approval. In rich and fascinating detail, Mayday explores the years...

How long is Mayday?

Mayday by Michael Beschloss is 494 pages long, and a total of 125,476 words.

This makes it 167% the length of the average book. It also has 153% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mayday Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 25 minutes to read Mayday aloud.

What Reading Level is Mayday?

Mayday 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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