The Making of Young Winston Churchill
Candace Millard, author of the highly popular "Destiny of the Republic" and "River of Doubt", presents Winston Churchill with all his youthful exuberance and confidence and introduces us to The Boer War and his first duty station. Churchill was defeated on the field of battle, was imprisoned in Pretoria. His subsequent daring escape became the stuff of legend and helped propel him to political office as Minister to Parliament from Oldham, Lancashire.The rest is history.
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Hero of the Empire: The Making of Winston Churchill, Candace Millard (20166 - 375 pp)
Great history of Winston Churchill and the Boer War where he suffered one of the great defeats of the war and was imprisoned. A daring escape from prison and South Africa became the stuff of legend and eventually led him to his first election to parliament as MP.