It takes the average reader 1 hour and 12 minutes to read The Defence of Duffer's Drift by Ernest Dunlop Swinton
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book presents a fictional account of a young, inexperienced British officer who is ordered to hold a river crossing (Duffer's Drift) with 50 men against a larger Boer force. His failures and eventual success provide lessons learned for contemporary soldiers regarding the concepts of small group tactics. Originally published in Infantry Journal in April 1905.
The Defence of Duffer's Drift by Ernest Dunlop Swinton is 72 pages long, and a total of 18,144 words.
This makes it 24% the length of the average book. It also has 22% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 39 minutes to read The Defence of Duffer's Drift aloud.
The Defence of Duffer's Drift is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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