How Long to Read The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942

How Long Does it Take to Read The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942 by Giles Whittell

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

Description

The definitive account of one of the most desperately heroic missions launched during World War Two. In March 1942, at perhaps the darkest moment of World War Two for the Allies, Britain launched a nearly suicidal raid on the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire, which the German Navy was using as a dry dock for ship repairs (the Tirpitz, the sister ship of the Bismarck, was scheduled for repairs there). Destroying it would hinder the U-boat campaign and force German ships to return hundreds of miles to home ports. The plan was for British commandos to attack the port and simultaneously to use an explosives-laden, American-built ship dating from World War One, the Campbelltown, as a gigantic torpedo, launching it into the docks. The first element of Operation Chariot went disastrously. The second proved spectacularly successful. The detonation of the Campbellown put the St. Nazaire dry dock out of commission for the war's duration. To be published on the 80th anniversary, Giles Whittell's book will offer the definitive account of the raid, which was undertaken by Royal Navy and British commandos, most of whom were killed or captured. The Greatest Raid provides a gripping and authoritative narrative of one of the most daring military operations ever undertaken.

How long is The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942?

The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942 by Giles Whittell is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942?

The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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