Hero of the Empire
The Making of Winston Churchill
$25.59
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
16 July 2017
Summary
From The New York Times bestselling author, the gripping story of Winston Churchill’s exploits in the Boer War.
At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill believed that to achieve his ambition of becoming Prime Minister he must do something spectacular on the battlefield. Although he had put himself in extreme danger in colonial wars in India and Sudan, and as a journalist covering the Spanish-American War in Cuba, glory and fame had eluded him.
Churchill arrived in South Africa in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141984193 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141984198 |
| Author: | Candice Millard |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 319g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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Completely engrossing
Completely engrossing – Andrew RobertsUsing many unpublished sources, she weaves into a nail-biting escape story a larger picture of Africa at the cusp of the 20th century.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. – Lucy Lethbridge * Financial Times *A gripping story [that] casts an interestingly oblique light on Churchill’s personality, and on a traumatic war. – Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Observer *This is a tremendously readable and enjoyable book … She aims to retell the story in a thrilling contemporary style for a generation of readers, and in this she succeeds. Most historians will have cause to envy her narrative ability. – Alex von Tunzelmann * The New York Times Book Review *
About The Author
Candice Millard
Candice Millard is the author of The New York Times bestsellers The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and three children.
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