How long does it take to read Hiroshima, Nagasaki?
Paul Ham
Hiroshima, Nagasaki by Paul Ham takes about 11 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 44 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2011. 640 pages, about 176,000 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this harrowing history of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Paul Ham argues against the use of nuclear weapons, drawing on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to prove that the bombings had little impact on the eventual outcome of the Pacific War.
Subjects: Atomic bomb victims, Moral and ethical aspects, Government policy, Atomic bomb, History, Military and warfare
