Sandys Celia Churchill Wanted Dead or Alive 9781623490676

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Автор: Sandys Celia
Название: Churchill Wanted Dead or Alive
ISBN: 9781623490676
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Биографии и подлинные истории

Бурские войны

Политика и политический строй

ISBN-10: 1623490677
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 292
Вес: 0.47 кг.
Дата издания: 30.08.2013
Серия: Biography
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps
Размер: 226 x 154 x 18
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: Biography & True Stories,Boer Wars,Politics & government
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: In October 1899, the twenty-four-year-old Winston Churchill set sail from Southampton Docks for South Africa, where he was to cover the Boer War for the London Morning Post. The young Churchills exploits on the North-West Frontier of India and in the Sudan had already won him a considerable following as an intrepid war correspondent, but for sheer audacity and excitement, nothing would rival his exploits in South Africa. Scarcely two weeks after his arrival in Cape Town, Churchill found him-- self on a train, carrying out a reconnaisance mission in enemy-held territory. The train was ambushed by a Boer patrol, and even though he was present only as an observer, Churchill took charge, helping many of his companions to escape before he was captured. Taken as a prisoner of war to Pretoria, he managed to escape, quickly becoming the object of a massive manhunt. Churchill hid from his pursuers in a coal mine and was subsequently spirited across the border. He returned to the fray, participating in the battle of Spion Kop and witnessing the relief of Ladysmith, while enthralling his readers with vivid first-hand accounts of the wars progress. Churchills adventures in South Africa propelled him into the international arena, setting the stage for his political career; within three months of his return to Britain in 1900, he had become a Member of Parliament. Celia Sandys, Churchills granddaughter, retraced his footsteps, visiting campsites and battlefields and interviewing the descendants of those who crossed her grandfathers path-both friends and foes. The fascinating new details she discovered combine with the thrilling events of her grandfathers life to make Churchill Wanted Dead or Alive both a gripping adventure story and a unique insight into the early years of a man who would go on to become one of the worlds great leaders. CELIA SANDYS is a granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill. Her mother was Churchills eldest daughter, Diana, and her father was Lord Duncan Sandys, the former Cabinet Minister and member of his father-in-laws wartime government. She is married, has four children, and lives in Wiltshire, United Kingdom.

Churchill Wanted Dead or Alive, Sandys Celia