How Long to Read The Allure of Battle

How Long Does it Take to Read The Allure of Battle?

It takes the average reader 12 hours and 14 minutes to read The Allure of Battle by Cathal Nolan

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

Description

History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive." Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt-all resonate in the literature of war and in our imaginations as tide-turning. But these legendary battles may or may not have determined the final outcome of the wars in which they were fought. Nor has the "genius" of the so-called Great Captains - from Alexander the Great to Frederick the Great and Napoleon - play a major role. Wars are decided in other ways. Cathal J. Nolan's The Allure of Battle systematically and engrossingly examines the great battles, tracing what he calls "short-war thinking," the hope that victory might be swift and wars brief. As he proves persuasively, however, such has almost never been the case. Even the major engagements have mainly contributed to victory or defeat by accelerating the erosion of the other side's defences. Massive conflicts, the so-called "people's wars," beginning with Napoleon and continuing until 1945, have consisted of and been determined by prolonged stalemate and attrition, industrial wars in which the determining factor has been not military but matériel. Nolan's masterful book places battles squarely and mercilessly within the context of the wider conflict in which they took place. In the process it help corrects a distorted view of battle's role in war, replacing popular images of the "battles of annihilation" with somber appreciation of the commitments and human sacrifices made throughout centuries of war particularly among the Great Powers. Accessible, provocative, exhaustive, and illuminating, The Allure of Battle will spark fresh debate about the history and conduct of warfare.

How long is The Allure of Battle?

The Allure of Battle by Cathal Nolan is 709 pages long, and a total of 183,631 words.

This makes it 239% the length of the average book. It also has 224% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Allure of Battle Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 43 minutes to read The Allure of Battle aloud.

What Reading Level is The Allure of Battle?

The Allure of Battle 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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