How long does it take to read D-Day, June 6, 1944?
The Climactic Battle of World War II
D-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose takes about 12 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 2 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1994. 656 pages, about 180,400 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Campaigns, Military History, Military campaigns, Operation Overlord, Alliierte, Invasion
