DispatchesClassic · Nonfiction, History, War
Dispatches
1977 · 260 pages · Nonfiction
56
Classic
★ 4.22 on Goodreads · 23K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time list. 4.22★ from 23K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
56Must-Read Score
- Readers79 out of 100 · counts 40%+36
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Bestseller11 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #76 of the 154 history books we rank
- #146 of the 519 classics we rank
- #375 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Reads as
True story
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