How Long to Read Sandakan

By Paul Ham

How Long Does it Take to Read Sandakan?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 17 minutes to read Sandakan by Paul Ham

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

Description

The untold story of the Sandakan death marches of World War II. After the fall of Singapore, in February 1942, the Japanese conquerors rounded up tens of thousands of British and Australian soldiers and shipped them to prison camps scattered throughout Hirohito’s newly won Empire. The fall of Britain’s ‘impregnable fortress’ was the greatest humiliation in British military history, for which Churchill never forgave the Japanese. But nothing would surpass the wretched fate of some 2,700 British and Australian prisoners who were shipped to British North Borneo later that year. They landed in Sandakan, on the east coast of the island, after a 10-day voyage on a Japanese ‘hell’ ship, and were herded into a jungle camp some eight miles inland. Thus began the three-year ordeal of the Sandakan prisoners of war - a barely known story of unimaginable horror.

How long is Sandakan?

Sandakan by Paul Ham is 672 pages long, and a total of 169,344 words.

This makes it 227% the length of the average book. It also has 207% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sandakan Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 25 minutes to read Sandakan aloud.

What Reading Level is Sandakan?

Sandakan 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.