How long does it take to read The Collapse of the Third Republic?
an inquiry into the fall of France in 1940
The Collapse of the Third Republic by William L. Shirer takes about 19 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 19 hours 50 minutes
A long haul
First published 1777. 1,082 pages, about 297,550 words.
40 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 33 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 19 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 12 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
After setting the stage with a look at the founding of the Republic in 1871, describes the political, social, and religious divisions in the country, the "Maginot Line complex" growing out of military trust in a defensive war, and the deleterious effect of the tragedy of World War I.
Subjects: History, Histoire, Weltkrieg, France
