How Long to Read Shaw's War

How Long Does it Take to Read Shaw's War?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read Shaw's War by Antony Melville-Ross

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

Description

SAS officer Harry Shaw is a man with a lethal mission and a master of the essential elements in a successful undercover operation - stealth, surprise and the stomach to kill quietly and mercilessly. Disillusioned by the war of attrition in Ulster, he leaves the SAS and decides to 'take out' on his own the money men, the ringleaders of the American organisation NORAID who supply funds - blood money, as Shaw sees it - to the IRA. To raise the finance for his operation, Shaw has to become a mercenary. Planning to exploit the situation to his own advantage, he embroils himself and his friend and former NCO, Bill Townsend, in the conflict in the Middle East. The funds he channels into his own private war as he pursues his quarry ruthlessly from the 'bandit country' of South Armagh to the concrete jungle of New York. A spate of terrorist attacks launched by Shaw forces America and NORAID to take notice of his demands. But when the CIA, the SAS and finally the IRA start putting the pieces together Shaw's war starts to turn very ugly indeed. Shaw's War is a sparkling, highly topical, technically inventive thriller - the story of one man's attempt to take terrorism to the streets of New York. Praise for Antony Melville Ross 'Rare thriller-writer's skill' Daily Telegraph 'Splendid - tense, gripping, convincing' Books & Bookmen Antony Melville-Ross was born in Hastings, East Sussex on November 11 1920. He published six novels between 1978 and 1985, all inspired by his background as a sub-mariner in the Second World War. He had an extremely successful career in the navy, rose to command his own boat and transferred into the Secret Service after the end of the war. He died in his hometown on January 10 1993, aged 73.

How long is Shaw's War?

Shaw's War by Antony Melville-Ross is 259 pages long, and a total of 67,081 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shaw's War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read Shaw's War aloud.

What Reading Level is Shaw's War?

Shaw's 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.

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