How long does it take to read The Gun and the Olive Branch?
The Roots of Violence in the Middle East
David Hirst
The Gun and the Olive Branch by David Hirst takes about 8 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 43 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1977. 475 pages, about 130,625 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"A myth-breaking general history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, The Gun and the Olive Branch traces events right back to the 1880s to show how Arab violence, although often cruel and fanatical, is a response to the challenge of repeated aggression." (From the publisher, in the 3rd edition)
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict, Jewish-Arab relations, Zionism, Geschichte, Nahostkonflikt, Politics and government
