How long does it take to read Lost Victories?
Erich von Manstein
Lost Victories by Erich von Manstein takes about 10 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 31 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1955. 574 pages, about 157,850 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Originally published in Germany in 1955, and in England and the United States in 1958, this classic memoir of WWII by a man who was an acknowledged military genius and probably Germany's top WWII general, is now made available again. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein described his book as a personal narrative of a soldier, discussing only those matters that had direct bearing on events in the military field. The essential thing, as he wrote, is to "know how the main personalities thought and reacted to events." This is what he tells us in this book.His account is detailed, yet dispassionate and objective. "Nothing is certain in war, when all is said and done," But in Manstein's record, at least, we can see clearly what forces were in action. In retrospect, perhaps his book takes on an even greater significance.
Subjects: Campaigns, German Personal narratives, History, Personal narratives, German, Strategy
