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Hero of the empire : the Boer War, a daring escape and the making of Winston Churchill, Candice Millard

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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
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
Maps inside front and back covers
Contents
  • Pushful, the younger. Death by inches ; The graven palm ; The scion ; Blowing the trumpet
  • Into Africa. "Send her victorious" ; "We have now gone far enough" ; The blackest of all days ; Land of stone and scrub
  • Chance. The death trap ; A pity and a blunder ; Into the lion's jaws ; Grim sullen death
  • Prisoners of war. To submit, to obey, to endure ; "I regret to inform you" ; A city of the dead ; Black week ; A scheme of desperate and magnificent audacity ; "I shall go on alone"
  • In the heart of enemy's country. Toujours de l'audace ; "To take my leave" ; Alone ; "Wie is daar?" ; An invisible enemy ; The light of hope ; The plan ; The red and the blue
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9780385535731
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Hero of the empire : the Boer War, a daring escape and the making of Winston Churchill
Title
Hero of the empire
Title remainder
the Boer War, a daring escape and the making of Winston Churchill
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Candice Millard
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
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
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New York Times Notable Book, 2016
Biography type
contains biographical information
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10526772
Cataloging source
IEN/DLC
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Millard, Candice
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DA566.9.C5
LC item number
M54 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Churchill, Winston
  • South African War, 1899-1902
  • South African War, 1899-1902
  • Prisoner-of-war escapes
Target audience
adult
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
the Boer war, a daring escape, and the making of Winston Churchill
Label
Hero of the empire : the Boer War, a daring escape and the making of Winston Churchill, Candice Millard
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Publication
Copyright
Note
Maps inside front and back covers
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-363) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Pushful, the younger. Death by inches ; The graven palm ; The scion ; Blowing the trumpet -- Into Africa. "Send her victorious" ; "We have now gone far enough" ; The blackest of all days ; Land of stone and scrub -- Chance. The death trap ; A pity and a blunder ; Into the lion's jaws ; Grim sullen death -- Prisoners of war. To submit, to obey, to endure ; "I regret to inform you" ; A city of the dead ; Black week ; A scheme of desperate and magnificent audacity ; "I shall go on alone" -- In the heart of enemy's country. Toujours de l'audace ; "To take my leave" ; Alone ; "Wie is daar?" ; An invisible enemy ; The light of hope ; The plan ; The red and the blue
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780385535731
Lccn
2015049806
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • 933446586
  • (OCoLC)933446586
Label
Hero of the empire : the Boer War, a daring escape and the making of Winston Churchill, Candice Millard
Publication
Copyright
Note
Maps inside front and back covers
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-363) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Pushful, the younger. Death by inches ; The graven palm ; The scion ; Blowing the trumpet -- Into Africa. "Send her victorious" ; "We have now gone far enough" ; The blackest of all days ; Land of stone and scrub -- Chance. The death trap ; A pity and a blunder ; Into the lion's jaws ; Grim sullen death -- Prisoners of war. To submit, to obey, to endure ; "I regret to inform you" ; A city of the dead ; Black week ; A scheme of desperate and magnificent audacity ; "I shall go on alone" -- In the heart of enemy's country. Toujours de l'audace ; "To take my leave" ; Alone ; "Wie is daar?" ; An invisible enemy ; The light of hope ; The plan ; The red and the blue
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780385535731
Lccn
2015049806
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • 933446586
  • (OCoLC)933446586

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