How Long to Read The Peenemünde Wind Tunnels

How Long Does it Take to Read The Peenemünde Wind Tunnels?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Peenemünde Wind Tunnels by Peter P. Wegener

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

Description

In 1943, on orders from the German Air Ministry, young physicist Peter P. Wegener left the Russian front and reported to the Baltic village of Peenemünde. His assignment was to work at the supersonic wind tunnels of the rocket laboratories of the German Army. Here Wernher von Braun led a team that developed the V-2, the world's first large rocket-powered guided missile, and laid much of the groundwork for postwar rocket development. In this fascinating book, Wegener recounts his experiences during Hitler's time, World War II, and his years at Peenemünde. He tells how he was working one night in August 1943 when the Allies bombed the laboratories, but left the wind tunnels undamaged. The tunnels were moved to Bavaria, and Wegener was ordered to follow in 1944. After the war, the tunnels were moved again--this time to the United States, accompanied by the author and other German scientists. Shortly before the end of the war, Wegener visited Germany's underground V-2 production plant to retrieve archival material on aerodynamics that had been stored in caves for safekeeping. He describes the appalling history of the concentration camps where SS guards watched over inmates who toiled underground in inhuman conditions and often did not survive. A photoessay enhances this remarkable memoir.

How long is The Peenemünde Wind Tunnels?

The Peenemünde Wind Tunnels by Peter P. Wegener is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Peenemünde Wind Tunnels Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Peenemünde Wind Tunnels aloud.

What Reading Level is The Peenemünde Wind Tunnels?

The Peenemünde Wind Tunnels 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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