It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read The First and the Last of the Sheffield City Battalion by John Cornwell
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This is the story of two British men from very different social backgrounds, who both joined a new Pals battalion during World War I. To encourage men to volunteer, the British Army established Pals battalions that allowed men who enlisted together to serve together during the First World War. One of these men was Vivian Simpson, a 31-year-old solicitor who was well known in the city; partly because he was an outstanding footballer, playing for Sheffield Wednesday and an England trialist. Simpson was the very first man to enroll for the new battalion and was commissioned in January 1915. The...
The First and the Last of the Sheffield City Battalion by John Cornwell 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.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read The First and the Last of the Sheffield City Battalion aloud.
The First and the Last of the Sheffield City Battalion is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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