How long does it take to read Vietnam?
a history
Vietnam by Stanley Karnow takes about 13 hours 47 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 47 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1983. 752 pages, about 206,800 words.
28 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 47 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Political, economic and military history of Vietnam. Written by an American journalist but very unbiased and even-handed. Excellent background of both characters and incidents. Long but totally readable. Lots of first-hand interviews with the various characters both French, American and Vietnamese.
Subjects: History, United States, Historia, Histoire, Vietnam, history, Vietnam Conflict
