How Long to Read We Were Soldiers Once...and Young

How Long Does it Take to Read We Were Soldiers Once...and Young?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 33 minutes to read We Were Soldiers Once...and Young by Lt. General Ha Moore

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

Description

Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young. In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray and Albany constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. How these men persevered--sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up--makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating. General Moore and Joseph Galloway, the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the North Vietnamese commanders. This devastating account rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge, dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier. It reveals to us, as rarely before, man's most heroic and horrendous endeavor.

How long is We Were Soldiers Once...and Young?

We Were Soldiers Once...and Young by Lt. General Ha Moore is 498 pages long, and a total of 128,484 words.

This makes it 168% the length of the average book. It also has 157% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read We Were Soldiers Once...and Young Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 42 minutes to read We Were Soldiers Once...and Young aloud.

What Reading Level is We Were Soldiers Once...and Young?

We Were Soldiers Once...and Young 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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