How Long to Read The Last Great Cavalryman

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last Great Cavalryman?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 3 minutes to read The Last Great Cavalryman by Richard Mead

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

Description

Dick McCreery was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1915 and served on The Western Front, winning the MC and surviving wounds.In 1938 he joined the staff of 1st Division under Alexander before being given command of 2 Armored Brigade. He won the DSO for his leadership during the retreat to Dunkirk Man/June 1940.In North Africa McCreery was sacked by Auchinleck, with whom he had major differences, but, while waiting for a plane home, he was spotted by Alexander who made him his Chief of Staff. He is credited by many (but not Montgomery the two did not get on) for the solution to the El Alamein victory.He was promoted to command X Corps at Salerno which he commanded during the advance to the Gothic Line. He relieved Leese as Commander 8th Army in September 1944 and it was his brilliant plan that seized the Argenta Gap and drove the Germans back across the River Po into Austria.He became British High Commissioner in Austria, C in C British Army of the Rhine and British Military Representative at the UN, retiring in 1949.Although not a public figure, McCreery was key figure in the development of armored warfare, a brilliant tactician and among the most important British fighting generals of the Second World War. This is an overdue acknowledgment of his contribution to victory.

How long is The Last Great Cavalryman?

The Last Great Cavalryman by Richard Mead is 541 pages long, and a total of 135,791 words.

This makes it 183% the length of the average book. It also has 166% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last Great Cavalryman Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 22 minutes to read The Last Great Cavalryman aloud.

What Reading Level is The Last Great Cavalryman?

The Last Great Cavalryman 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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