Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War is 8th and 9th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 8 |
SMOG Index | Grade 11 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 9 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War is 114,235 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 7 hrs 37 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 12 hrs 42 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 14 mins.
When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War - 114,235 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 12 hrs 42 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 7 hrs 37 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 4 hrs 14 mins |
for When the Tempest Gathers: From Mogadishu to the Fight Against ISIS, a Marine Special Operations Commander at War
These are the combat experiences of the first Marine to command a special operations task force, recounted against a backdrop of his journey from raw Second Lieutenant to seasoned Colonel and Task Force Commander; from leading Marines through the streets of Mogadishu, Baghdad, Fallujah and Mosul to directing multi-national special operations forces in a dauntingly complex fight against a formidable foe. The journey culminates in the story’s centerpiece: the fight against ISIS, in which the author is able to use the lessons of his harsh apprenticeship to lead the SOF task force under his command to hasten the Caliphate’s eventual demise. Milburn has an unusual background for a US Marine, and this is no ordinary war memoir. Very few personal accounts of war cover such a wide breadth of experience, or with so discerning a perspective. As Bing West comments: “His exceptional skill is telling each story of battle and then knitting them into a coherent whole. By the end of the book, the reader understands what happened on the ground in the wars against terrorists over the past twenty years.” Milburn tells his extraordinary story with self-effacing candor, describing openly his personal struggles with the isolation of command, post-combat trauma and family tragedy. And with the skill and insight of a natural story teller, he makes the reader experience what it’s like to lead those who fight America’s wars.