How Long to Read The Marshall Story, a Biography of General George C. Marshall

How Long Does it Take to Read The Marshall Story, a Biography of General George C. Marshall?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 10 minutes to read The Marshall Story, a Biography of General George C. Marshall by Robert Payne

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

Description

"More than KILLING PATTON"-A Reviewer This is the story of the life and mind of George C. Marshall, soldier and statesman, as told by a distinguished writer whose own background makes him particularly qualified to discuss some of the more controversial aspects of General Marshall's work since World War II. Showing in quite an extraordinary way how Marshall represents the strengths and weaknesses of the American tradition, this book's study of the life of a great contemporary American illuminates the American scene with an insight rarely equalled in a biographical work. The Marshall Story is neither a "white wash" of General Marshall nor an attack on him. His errors of judgment are studied at some length, partly because the same pattern of behavior is visible in each of these errors, but chiefly because the consequences of error were disastrous. But against these errors are set his triumphs: the first a personal one, the others impersonal and prodigiously important because they affected the conduct of the war and the conduct of the peace-his generalship and the Marshall Plan. In this book, Robert Payne's subject is a man who has been described by President Harry S Truman as "the greatest living American." And Payne's treatment of the subject makes The Marshall Story a study of a man who knew exactly where he was going, went there, made mistakes, and seemed perhaps not to belong to our own time. This book will shatter some illusions about George C. Marshall, but it will also place him in the perspective of his time and demonstrate that he may be even greater than many of us have thought him to be. Robert Payne (1911-1983) was born in Cornwall, U.K. His father was English, his mother French. He was educated at St. Paul's School in London and at the universities of Liverpool, Capetown in South Africa, Munich and The Sorbonne. During his lifetime he had over a hundred books published on a wide range of subjects, the widest range of any known author. He was known chiefly for his biographies and history books, among them Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Gandhi, Leonardo, Chaplin, the Christian Centuries, The World of Art. He also wrote novels and poetry. Librarians loved him; critics raved about him. Orville Prescott of The New York Times referred to him as "a literary phenomenon of astounding versatility and industry."

How long is The Marshall Story, a Biography of General George C. Marshall?

The Marshall Story, a Biography of General George C. Marshall by Robert Payne is 370 pages long, and a total of 92,500 words.

This makes it 125% the length of the average book. It also has 113% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Marshall Story, a Biography of General George C. Marshall Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 25 minutes to read The Marshall Story, a Biography of General George C. Marshall aloud.

What Reading Level is The Marshall Story, a Biography of General George C. Marshall?

The Marshall Story, a Biography of General George C. Marshall 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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