How long does it take to read America's Longest War?
America's Longest War by George C. Herring takes about 6 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 354 pages, about 97,350 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The author portrays American participation in the Vietnam War as the logical culmination of the containment policy that began under Harry Truman in the late 1940's. Also his portrayal of the complex challenge that Vietnam posed for the United States and the varied responses it evoked from American people & leaders.
Subjects: Foreign relations, History, Vietnam-oorlog, Relations extérieures, Vietnamkrieg, Histoire
