04924cim a2200601 i 4500 761352610 TxAuBib 20230213120000.0 r 160923s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780307987945 electronic audio bk. 0307987949 electronic audio bk. 9780307988096 0307988090 a8344e51-db67-4543-bcc5-ab5fdbff9be2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2395075 OverDrive (Product ID) (OCoLC)958963344 TEFOD eng rda pn TEFOD OCLCO TXN TxAuBib rda Millard, Candice, author Hero of the empire. Hero of the empire [Libby Audiobook] : the Boer War, a daring escape, and the making of Winston Churchill / Candice Millard. Unabridged. New York : Random House Audio, 2016. New York : Penguin Random House Audio, [2016] ©2016. 1 online resource (1 sound file (10 hr., 14 min., 24 sec.)) : digital. spw rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 282MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 281MB. Read by Simon Vance. From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt, 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 20th century history.From the Hardcover edition. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-04-13 10:07:10. Imported from MARC file. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 Military leadership. South African War, 1899-1902 Participation, British. South African War, 1899-1902 Prisoners and prisons, British. HISTORY / Military / General. HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain. Audiobooks. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political. Downloadable audio books. Vance, Simon, narrator. http://hadc.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=A8344E51-DB67-4543-BCC5-AB5FDBFF9BE2 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/2395075-HeroOfTheEmpire.mp3 Excerpt http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a8344e51-db67-4543-bcc5-ab5fdbff9be2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/{A8344E51-DB67-4543-BCC5-AB5FDBFF9BE2}Img100.jpg Image https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/2395075-HeroOfTheEmpire.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a8344e51-db67-4543-bcc5-ab5fdbff9be2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/2395075-HeroOfTheEmpire.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a8344e51-db67-4543-bcc5-ab5fdbff9be2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) RV8