It takes the average reader 11 hours and 50 minutes to read Returning Fire by Col. James W. Booth
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book is the factual story of the development of armed helicopters in the US Army and their first employment in combat. The story is dramatically told by the courageous men who lived it--flying daily into enemy infested areas facing murderous fire from automatic and anti-aircraft weapons. In late 1961 the US Government deployed five Transportation Helicopter Companies (H-21 lift ships) to South Vietnam to increase the mobility of South Vietnamese ground forces. The Viet Cong quickly recognized that the H-21s were unarmed and began shooting at them endangering the lives of American...
Returning Fire by Col. James W. Booth is 710 pages long, and a total of 177,500 words.
This makes it 240% the length of the average book. It also has 217% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 9 minutes to read Returning Fire aloud.
Returning Fire 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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