The Resource Hero of the Empire : The Boer War, A Daring Escape And The Making of Winston Churchill, Candice Millard
Hero of the Empire : The Boer War, A Daring Escape And The Making of Winston Churchill, Candice Millard
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- Summary
- A thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War. 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 Churchill was taken prisoner ... 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. Hero of Empire is more than an adventure story, for the lessons Churchill took from the Boer War would profoundly affect twentieth-century history
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Bks. ed.
- Extent
- xi, 381 p.
- Isbn
- 9780307948786
- Label
- 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
- Statement of responsibility
- Candice Millard
- Subject
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- trueSurvival
- trueArmed Forces -- Officers -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- Biographies
- trueBoer War, 1899-1902
- trueBritish in South Africa
- trueChurchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
- trueColonialism
- trueEscaped prisoners of war
- trueEscapes
- Great Britain -- Armed Forces
- trueGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- South Africa -- History -- 19th century
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts
- trueImperialism, British
- trueJournalists -- Biography
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- truePoliticians -- Biography
- truePrisoners of war
- trueSouth Africa -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Participation, British
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Prisoners and prisons, British
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War. 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 Churchill was taken prisoner ... 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. Hero of Empire is more than an adventure story, for the lessons Churchill took from the Boer War would profoundly affect twentieth-century history
- Summary
- The best-selling author of Destiny of the Republic presents a narrative account of Churchill's lesser-known heroics during the Boer War, describing his daring escape from rebel captors, trek through hundreds of miles with virtually no supplies and eventual return to South Africa to liberate the soldiers captured with him
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2016
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10526772
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Millard, Candice
- Dewey number
- 968.04831092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA566.9.C5
- LC item number
- M54 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Churchill, Winston
- Armed Forces
- Great Britain
- South African War, 1899-1902
- South African War, 1899-1902
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-363) and index
- Control code
- 21419591
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Bks. ed.
- Extent
- xi, 381 p.
- Isbn
- 9780307948786
- Lccn
- 2017394099
- Other physical details
- ill., maps, ports.
- System control number
-
- (rplri)145338
- (OCoLC)ocn961698818
- (IMchF)fol17955356
- Label
- Hero of the Empire : The Boer War, A Daring Escape And The Making of Winston Churchill, Candice Millard
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-363) and index
- Control code
- 21419591
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Bks. ed.
- Extent
- xi, 381 p.
- Isbn
- 9780307948786
- Lccn
- 2017394099
- Other physical details
- ill., maps, ports.
- System control number
-
- (rplri)145338
- (OCoLC)ocn961698818
- (IMchF)fol17955356
Subject
- trueSurvival
- trueArmed Forces -- Officers -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- Biographies
- trueBoer War, 1899-1902
- trueBritish in South Africa
- trueChurchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
- trueColonialism
- trueEscaped prisoners of war
- trueEscapes
- Great Britain -- Armed Forces
- trueGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- South Africa -- History -- 19th century
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts
- trueImperialism, British
- trueJournalists -- Biography
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- truePoliticians -- Biography
- truePrisoners of war
- trueSouth Africa -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Participation, British
- South African War, 1899-1902 -- Prisoners and prisons, British
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