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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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From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic, 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 Boer War would profoundly affect twentieth century history
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eng
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Unabridged.
Extent
8 audio discs (10 hr., 30 min.)
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  • Title from container
  • Compact disc
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9780307987990
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Hero of the empire : the Boer War, a daring escape, and the making of Winston Churchill
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Hero of the empire
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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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eng
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From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic, 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 Boer War would profoundly affect twentieth century history
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Millard, Candice
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968.04/831092
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DA566.9.C5
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M54 2016ab
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  • history
  • biography
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Read by Simon Vance
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Vance, Simon
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  • Churchill, Winston
  • South African War, 1899-1902
  • South African War, 1899-1902
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general
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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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digital storage
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audio disc
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rdacarrier
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unknown
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spoken word
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  • spw
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rdacontent
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4 3/4 in.
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4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
8 audio discs (10 hr., 30 min.)
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not applicable
Isbn
9780307987990
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not applicable
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mass produced
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plastic with metal
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audio
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rdamedia
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9780307987938
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9780307987938
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  • 60bssl
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digital recording
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sound disc
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1.4m. per second (discs)
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(OCoLC)ocn951015694
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Label
Hero of the empire : the Boer War, a daring escape, and the making of Winston Churchill, Candice Millard
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Compact disc
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
8 audio discs (10 hr., 30 min.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9780307987990
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other control number
9780307987938
Other physical details
CD audio, digital
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
9780307987938
Publisher number
  • 60bssl
  • PRHA 3575
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
(OCoLC)ocn951015694
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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