How long does it take to read The Korean War?
The Korean War by Max Hastings takes about 7 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 50 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1987. 427 pages, about 117,425 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Chronicles the Korean War with over 200 interviews of veterans, including the Chinese.
Subjects: Koreakrieg, Asia, history
