It takes the average reader 8 hours and 21 minutes to read Swords and Swordsmen by Mike Loades
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This magnificent book tells the story of the evolution of swords, how they were made, how they were used, and the people that used them. It doesn't claim to give comprehensive coverage but instead takes certain surviving examples as landmarks on a fascinating journey through the history of swords. Each is selected because it can be linked to a specific individual, thus telling their story too and giving a human interest. So the journey starts with the sword of Tutankhamun and ends with the swords of J E B Stuart and George Custer. Along the way we take in Henry V, Cromwell and Uesugi Kenshin,...
Swords and Swordsmen by Mike Loades is 494 pages long, and a total of 125,476 words.
This makes it 167% the length of the average book. It also has 153% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 25 minutes to read Swords and Swordsmen aloud.
Swords and Swordsmen is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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