It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read They Called it Passchendaele by Lyn MacDonald
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The third battle of Ypres, culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele, was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War. In this masterly piece of oral history, Lyn Macdonald lets over 600 participants speak for themselves. A million Tommies, Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917, mostly raw young troops keen to do their bit for King and Country. This book tells their tale of mounting disillusion amid mud, terror and desperate privation, yet it is also a story of immense courage, comradeship, songs,...
They Called it Passchendaele by Lyn MacDonald is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read They Called it Passchendaele aloud.
They Called it Passchendaele is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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