Hero of the Empire
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Average rating3.8
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Ratings9
Average rating3.8
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.
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Interesting read but not up to Millard's previous books. Tends to meander in the middle with lotsof characters' names. It would have been nice to have an epilogue with what happened to all the players but instead a mini-history of South Africa that was not all that relevant.
