How Long to Read Screams of the Drowning

How Long Does it Take to Read Screams of the Drowning?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Screams of the Drowning by Karl Willmann

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

Description

This is the true story of how one soldier experienced the horrors and bloodshed of World War II -- and lived to tell the tale. Hans Fackler, like many boys his age, was conscripted into the Wehrmacht at the age of seventeen and sent to the Eastern Front. A pioneer in the infantry, he barely survived the carnage of the front lines and lost comrades to the Russian forces. Eventually, Hans suffered a grievous injury from a grenade explosion. No longer able to fight, he found himself drugged on morphine and on board the controversial Wilhelm Gustloff, an armed military transport ship for SS, Gestapo and Wehrmacht personnel, which operated under the guise of transporting civilians. The Gustloff was attacked and sunk by Russian torpedoes, drowning more than 9,000 passengers. Rescued by a German freighter, Hans recuperated in a military hospital near Erfurt in the Harz, which subsequently fell into the Russian zone. He escaped and undertook the arduous task of walking almost 200 miles back home to Bavaria. The extraordinary first-person account of one of the few soldier-survivors of the sinking of the Gustloff, it also includes Hans' experiences of taking part in the Kiev and the Vercors mountains massacres in 1941 and 1944 respectively.

How long is Screams of the Drowning?

Screams of the Drowning by Karl Willmann is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Screams of the Drowning Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Screams of the Drowning aloud.

What Reading Level is Screams of the Drowning?

Screams of the Drowning 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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