How Long to Read McAlister and the Great War

How Long Does it Take to Read McAlister and the Great War?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 30 minutes to read McAlister and the Great War by Richard Marman

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

Description

On his seventeenth birthday, New South Wales farm boy, Callan McAlister joins the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and is swept away to war. His first taste of blood comes from an unexpected enemy in the Sinai Desert, before being shipped to Gallipoli. Callan receives a shock while convalescing in peaceful, idyllic Ireland during the Easter of 1916. But the Western Front awaits all before his nineteenth birthday. Callan falls in love with a lovely English beauty, Ivy Brown, but their path to happiness is neither easy nor pre-ordained. A lowly Australian private soldier is viewed with doubt and disapproval by Ivys aristocratic family not to mention Callans chances of surviving the brutality of the Great War. An offer to join the fledgling Royal Flying Corps (RFC) may be Callans chance to escape the endless mud-filled trenches, infested with rats, lice, trench fever and foot-rot, and tormented by German machine-gunners and artillery bombardments. But, with minimal training, an RFC pilots life expectancy is tenuous at best. Ivy also experiences her baptism of fire as an ambulance driver for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY). Callan and Ivys struggle reaches its startling climax in an air race to the far reaches of the British Empire where law and justice are the domain of the most powerful and those ruthless enough to go to any lengths to achieve their desires. If you read only one book set against WWI during its centenary anniversary, make it McAlister and the Great War. This novel, ranging across a truly global canvas, explores many fascinating and thrilling historical incidents that occurred during the tragic conflict.

How long is McAlister and the Great War?

McAlister and the Great War by Richard Marman is 510 pages long, and a total of 127,500 words.

This makes it 172% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read McAlister and the Great War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 36 minutes to read McAlister and the Great War aloud.

What Reading Level is McAlister and the Great War?

McAlister and the Great War 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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