How Long to Read Ripley’s Raiders Vietnam Chronicles

How Long Does it Take to Read Ripley’s Raiders Vietnam Chronicles?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 46 minutes to read Ripley’s Raiders Vietnam Chronicles by Russell J Jewett

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

Description

How familiar is this? You attend a reunion and inevitably several members recollecting a significant event begin arguing over when that event actually occurred. As you listen to them debating over the circumstances you realize that neither has a clue as to the facts or sequence of events. Since 2003 I have attended Third Battalion Third Marines Viet Nam Era reunions and listened to my fellow warriors of Lima Company recollecting stories of our glory days. I noticed that every year the details of events became more and more obscure. Of course one could consult the official Command Chronologies, but not everyone has access to them. Even if you do have access to this information, it takes time to wade through all the data; a task that the average individual would find tedious. Some of the copies of the Command Chronologies are almost unreadable due to poor quality reproduction methods used. Wouldn’t it be helpful if all the information was assembled in one area and available for quick reference? This project was an answer to that problem. I started with the Lima Company roster for the end of February 1967, which listed all the members of Company Lima that participated in the battles with the North Vietnamese Army during the first five days of March for which we acquired the tag of “Ripley’s Raiders”. I then determined the Marine who had been with the unit the longest and the Marine who had been there the least length of time. My goal for this project was to chronicle all the entries I could find on Lima Company during their tours of duty. This required compiling information for a period of twenty eight months: December 1966 thru March 1968. I included the names of all other members of Lima Company during this time frame to act as memory joggers for the reader. I accessed the National Archives on line and in thirteen months transcribed everything I could find from the Command Chronologies into one chronological record of the events experienced by the members of Ripley’s Raiders.

How long is Ripley’s Raiders Vietnam Chronicles?

Ripley’s Raiders Vietnam Chronicles by Russell J Jewett is 582 pages long, and a total of 146,664 words.

This makes it 196% the length of the average book. It also has 179% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ripley’s Raiders Vietnam Chronicles Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 21 minutes to read Ripley’s Raiders Vietnam Chronicles aloud.

What Reading Level is Ripley’s Raiders Vietnam Chronicles?

Ripley’s Raiders Vietnam Chronicles 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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