How long does it take to read The Essentials of Military Knowledge?
D. K. Palit
The Essentials of Military Knowledge by D. K. Palit takes about 2 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 34 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1947. 140 pages, about 38,500 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 36 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In its Preface (written at New Delhi, 10 Dec. 1946), the author, Lt. Col. D.K. Palit, says at the outset: "My object in writing this book has been to stimulate the junior officer's interest in military study. With this object in view, I have endeavoured to include in one small volume all the rudiments of military knowledge which are essential in forming a background for the objective study of warfare."
Subjects: Military art and science, warfare
