How Long to Read The War on Hospital Ships, 1914–1918

How Long Does it Take to Read The War on Hospital Ships, 1914–1918?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read The War on Hospital Ships, 1914–1918 by Stephen McGreal

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

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It is often said The first casualty of war is the truth and there is no better example of this than the furore caused by the claims and counterclaims of the British and German Governments at the height of the First World War. Wounded allied personnel were invariably repatriated by hospital ships, which ran the gauntlet of mined waters and gambled on the humanity of the U-Boat commanders. For, contrary to the terms of the Geneva Convention, on occasions Germany had sunk the unarmed hospital ships under the pretense they carried reinforcement troops and ammunition. The press seized on these examples of Hun Barbarity, especially the drowning of noncombatant female nurses. The crisis heightened following the German Governments 1 February 1917 introduction of unrestricted naval warfare. The white painted allied hospital ships emblazoned with huge red crosses now became in German eyes legitimate targets for the U-Boats. As the war on the almost 100 strong fleet of hospital ships intensified the British threatened reprisals against Germany, in particular an Anglo-French bombing raid upon a German town. Undeterred the Germans stepped up their campaign sinking two hospital ships in swift succession. Seven hospital ships struck mines and a further eight were torpedoed. Faced with such a massacre of the innocents Britain decided her hospital ships, painted and brightly lit in accordance with the Geneva Convention, could no longer rely on this immunity. The vessels were repainted in drab colors, defensively armed and sailed as ambulance transports among protected convoys. Germany had successfully banished hospital ships from the high seas.

How long is The War on Hospital Ships, 1914–1918?

The War on Hospital Ships, 1914–1918 by Stephen McGreal is 266 pages long, and a total of 68,096 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The War on Hospital Ships, 1914–1918 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read The War on Hospital Ships, 1914–1918 aloud.

What Reading Level is The War on Hospital Ships, 1914–1918?

The War on Hospital Ships, 1914–1918 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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