Hero of the Empire

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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
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First edition cover
Author Candice Millard
Genre Biography
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date
2016
Pages381
ISBN 978-0-804-19489-1
OCLC 961698818
Website Hero of the Empire

Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill is a 2016 book by Candice Millard covering Winston Churchill's exploits during the Boer War. Her third book, Hero of the Empire garnered favorable response by major newspaper companies worldwide and was a winner of the 2017 Kansas Notable Book Awards. [1]

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Critical reception

Millard's third book received praise from many news organizations such as The New York Times , [2] [3] The Washington Post , [4] The Guardian , [5] and USA Today . [6]

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Alex von Tunzelmann writing for The New York Times called Hero of the Empire, "a tremendously readable and enjoyable book", [3] and Lucy Hughes-Hallett writing for The Guardian called it, "a thrilling journey, and Millard tells it with gusto." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "The State Library of Kansas Announces the 2017 Kansas Notable Books". State Library of Kansas. May 19, 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Senior, Jennifer (September 21, 2016). "Review: In 'Hero of the Empire,' a Young Churchill Earns His Spurs". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Von Tunzelmann, Alex (October 4, 2016). "Winston Churchill's Great Escape". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Olson, Lynne (September 16, 2016). "Winston Churchill, hungry for recognition at any cost". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 Hughes-Hallett, Lucy (25 September 2016). "Hero of the Empire: The Making of Winston Churchill review – gripping". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Damsker, Matt (September 18, 2016). "Hero of the Empire". USA TODAY. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Brady, Tim (September 30, 2016). "Review: 'Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill,' by Candice Millard". Star Tribune. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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