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Binding
Hardcover
Product Group
Book
Weight
1 lbs
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780385535731
Book Title
Hero of the Empire : the Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Item Length
9.5 in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
2016
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
Candice Millard
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Military / General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Political, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Historical
Item Width
6.4 in
Item Weight
25.6 Oz
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt , a thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England one day, despite the fact he had just lost his first election campaign for Parliament. He believed that to achieve his goal he must do something spectacular on the battlefield. Despite deliberately putting himself in extreme danger as a British Army officer in colonial wars in India and Sudan, and as a journalist covering a Cuban uprising against the Spanish, glory and fame had eluded him. Churchill arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow, there to cover the brutal colonial war the British were fighting with Boer rebels. But just two weeks after his arrival, the soldiers he was accompanying on an armored train were ambushed, and Churchill was taken prisoner. Remarkably, he pulled off a daring escape--but then had to traverse hundreds of miles of enemy territory, alone, with nothing but a crumpled wad of cash, four slabs of chocolate, and his wits to guide him. The story of his escape is incredible enough, but then Churchill enlisted, returned to South Africa, fought in several battles, and ultimately liberated the men with whom he had been imprisoned. Churchill would later remark that this period, could I have seen my future, was to lay the foundations of my later life. Millard spins an epic story of bravery, savagery, and chance encounters with a cast of historical characters--including Rudyard Kipling, Lord Kitchener, and Mohandas Gandhi--with whom he would later share the world stage. But Hero of the Empire is more than an adventure story, for the lessons Churchill took from the Boer War would profoundly affect 20th century history.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385535732
ISBN-13
9780385535731
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219331180

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hero of the Empire : the Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Author
Candice Millard
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Political, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Historical
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
400 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Item Weight
25.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Da566.9.C5m54 2016
Reviews
"Combining vivid narrative and original scholarship, Candice Millard reveals how Winston Churchill laid the foundations of his political career during the Boer War. Supremely courageous, flagrantly ambitious and incredibly lucky, young Winston emerges as the authentic hero of this thrilling tale of imperial derring-do." --Piers Brendon, Former Keeper of the Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge "With consummate narrative skill and admirable first-hand research, Candice Millard has added to the canon of great works on Winston Churchill a book essential to a better understanding of his life and personality.  Hero of The Empire  is both eminently readable and exceptionally informative about the evolution of one of Britain's greatest statesmen."  --Phil Reed, Former Director of the Churchill War Rooms "Completely engrossing." --Andrew Roberts, New York Times bestselling author of Masters and Commander s and Napoleon: A Life "Millard has taken a well-known piece of Churchilliana and skilfully turned it into a large historical narrative. Using many unpublished sources, she weaves into a nail-biting escape story a larger picture of Africa at the cusp of the 20th century. Her eye for humanising detail, her vivid topographical descriptions and her keen awareness of the realities (and surrealities) of war come together in a truly fascinating book." --Financial Times "Millard ably weaves a seamless and gripping narrative of the future statesman's early career and involvement in the Boer War. . . . [V]ivid, entertaining. . . . A fresh, captivating history of the enduringly colorful Churchill." -- Kirkus (starred review), "Millard ably weaves a seamless and gripping narrative of the future statesman's early career and involvement in the Boer War. . . . [V]ivid, entertaining. . . . A fresh, captivating history of the enduringly colorful Churchill." -- Kirkus (starred review)   "Biographer Millard "gets at" her subject by a somewhat out-of-left-field path that leaves the reader satisfied and feeling that her approach is right and perfect. . . . Millard's rendering of the exciting details of Churchill's heroic exploits result in a magnificently told story."  -- Booklist (starred review)
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2015-049806
Dewey Decimal
968.04831092
Dewey Edition
23

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