It takes the average reader 3 hours and 27 minutes to read Waterloo by David Howarth
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The first shots were fired at about eleven-thirty on a Sunday morning in June, 1815; by nine o'clock that night, forty thousand men lay dead or wounded, and Napoleon had abandoned not only his army, but all hope of recovering his empire. From the recollections of the men who were there, esteemed author David Howarth has recreated the battle as it appeared to them on the day it was fought. He follows the fortunes of men of all ranks and on both sides. But it is on the French side that the mysteries remain. Why did Ney attack with cavalry alone? And was Napoleon's downfall really due to the...
Waterloo by David Howarth is 204 pages long, and a total of 51,816 words.
This makes it 69% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 43 minutes to read Waterloo aloud.
Waterloo is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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