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9781844860326

Winston Churchill: Soldier; The Military Life of a Gentleman at War

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    9781844860326

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    1844860329

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-09-01
  • Publisher: Conway
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Summary

As a young man Winston Churchill set out to become a hero, to make a name for himself as a soldierand prepare the way for a life of politics and statesmanship. This is the first full-length, fully-researched biography of Churchill's colorful military career. Using an unrivaled range of sources, previously unpublished photographs, and detailed maps by Sir Martin Gilbert, it brings vividly to life Churchill's motives, abilities, experiences, successes, failures, and unswerving sense of destiny as an officer in the British Army.

Author Biography

Douglas S. Russell was educated at Grinnell College and the University of Iowa College of Law, and served in the United States Army, Military Intelligence. He is an active member of Churchill Centre, Washington, D.C., and author of the acclaimed The Orders, Decorations and Medals of Sir Winston Churchill.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
6(1)
Acknowledgements 7(2)
Foreword 9(2)
Sir Martin Gilbert
Introduction 11(3)
A Victorian Childhood
14(27)
The Royal Military College Sandhurst
41(30)
The 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars
71(33)
The Cuban Insurrection
104(31)
The Frontier War
135(51)
The War On The Nile
186(53)
The South African War: Capetown to Pretoria
239(40)
The South African War: Ladysmith to Diamond Hill
279(41)
Between Wars
320(28)
The Great War
348(80)
Conclusion
384(5)
Maps
389(28)
Appendices
A. The Sandhurst Intake for September 1893
417(4)
B. The Fourth Hussars, Battle Honours and Successors
421(1)
C. Churchill's Commission, Promotions and Appointments
422(4)
D. Churchill's Dates, Places of Service and Regiments
426(1)
E. Churchill's Medals and Mention in Dispatches
426(1)
F. The Churchill Centre
427(1)
Notes 428(33)
Select Bibliography 461(12)
Index 473

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