{"product_id":"the-boer-war-london-to-ladysmith-via-pretoria-and-ian-hamiltons-march-paperback","title":"The Boer War: London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSir Winston S. Churchill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 11th, 1899 long-simmering tensions between Britain and the Boer Republics - the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic - finally erupted into the conflict that would become known as the Second Boer War. Two days after the first shots were fired, a young writer by the name of Winston Churchill set out for South Africa to cover the conflict for the \u003ci\u003eMorning Post\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boer War\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the two collections of despatches that Churchill published on the conflict.\u003ci\u003e London to Ladysmith\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the future Prime Minister's arrival in South Africa and his subsequent capture by and dramatic escape from the Boers, the adventure that first brought the name of Winston Churchill to public attention. \u003ci\u003eIan Hamilton's March\u003c\/i\u003e collects Churchill's later despatches as he marched alongside a column of the main British army from Bloemfontein to Pretoria. Published together, these books are a vivid eye-witness account of a landmark period in British Imperial History and an insightful chronicle of a formative experience by Britain's greatest war-time leader.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions, from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951-1955. Celebrated as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th Century, he was also a gifted orator, statesman and historian. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405588545714,"sku":"9781472520821","price":64.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/44ef7009da9a02f7baf2472dfccd31f8.webp?v=1778188675","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-boer-war-london-to-ladysmith-via-pretoria-and-ian-hamiltons-march-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}