How Long to Read The Mediterranean and Middle East: British fortunes reach their lowest ebb (Sept. 1941 to Sept. 1942)

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It takes the average reader 11 hours and 42 minutes to read The Mediterranean and Middle East: British fortunes reach their lowest ebb (Sept. 1941 to Sept. 1942) by Ian Stanley Ord Playfair

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This, the third of eight volumes in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War, dealing with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres, describes the nadir of British fortunes in the region. Covering the year from September 1941 to September 1942, the book opens with the latest round in the ding-dong battle in North Africa with Operation Crusader , Britain s bid to relieve the besieged port of Tobruk and chase Rommel from the western desert. The authors emphasise how Britain was hampered by obsolescent equpiment such as the Crusader tank. Despite this, British, Australian and South African forces relieved Tobruk and entered Benghazi on Christmas Day 1941 - only to evacuate it after Rommel s swift recovery the following month. At sea, the Royal Navy suffered serious blows with the loss of Ark Royal and Barham and a daring Italian human torpedo attack on British ships in Alexandria harbour. Axis air attacks on Malta and convoys supplying it reached their peak in April, and the island was awarded the George Cross for its gallant defence. Rommel counter-attacked in the desert in May, defeating the Eighth Army at Gazala, and on June 21st Tobruk was lost. But the Axis attempt to take Cairo was stalled at the battle of Alam el Halfa, and after General Auchinleck was replaced by General Montgomery, the Allies prepared to go back on the offensive. With 11 appendices, 40 maps and diagrams and 40 photographs.

How long is The Mediterranean and Middle East: British fortunes reach their lowest ebb (Sept. 1941 to Sept. 1942)?

The Mediterranean and Middle East: British fortunes reach their lowest ebb (Sept. 1941 to Sept. 1942) by Ian Stanley Ord Playfair is 686 pages long, and a total of 175,616 words.

This makes it 232% the length of the average book. It also has 215% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mediterranean and Middle East: British fortunes reach their lowest ebb (Sept. 1941 to Sept. 1942) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 59 minutes to read The Mediterranean and Middle East: British fortunes reach their lowest ebb (Sept. 1941 to Sept. 1942) aloud.

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The Mediterranean and Middle East: British fortunes reach their lowest ebb (Sept. 1941 to Sept. 1942) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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