How Long to Read The Polk Conspiracy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Polk Conspiracy?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 57 minutes to read The Polk Conspiracy by Kati Marton

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

Description

In war-torn Greece, the murder of a young American reporter sent a shock through the West and set the stage for the four-decade Cold War; now with a new introduction by the author Greece in 1948 was a country reeling from two major conflicts. The Nazi occupation and World War II had left it weakened, and the Greek Civil War—already raging for two years—had torn it apart. One of the earliest clashes of the Cold War, Greece’s civil dispute pitted the American-backed royalist government against the Soviet-funded Greek Communist Party. Reporting at the front lines for CBS News, George Polk drew the ire of both sides with his uncompromising and incisive coverage. In mid-May, days after going missing, Polk was found dead, shot execution style with his hands and feet bound. What transpired next was a mad scramble of finger pointing and international outrage. To appease its American backers, the Greek government quickly secured the dubious confession of a Communist journalist—though the bulk of the evidence pointed to the royalists. An influential moment in the early days of the Cold War and a powerful force in the formation of the Truman Doctrine, the Polk conspiracy was emblematic of the ideological conflict that would embroil the globe for the next forty years.

How long is The Polk Conspiracy?

The Polk Conspiracy by Kati Marton is 413 pages long, and a total of 104,489 words.

This makes it 139% the length of the average book. It also has 128% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Polk Conspiracy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 30 minutes to read The Polk Conspiracy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Polk Conspiracy?

The Polk Conspiracy 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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