How long does it take to read The Boer War?
The Boer War by Thomas Pakenham takes about 12 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 5 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1979. 659 pages, about 181,225 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 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 33 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Comprehensive history of the Boer War, a war precipitated by greed and marked by blundering and brutalities.
Subjects: Burenkrieg, Histoire, Afrikaners
