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The Rest Is HistoryOctober 10, 2022
241. Young Churchill: Prisoner and Fugitive (Part 3)
About This Episode
In the final instalment of our series on Young Churchill, learn how Churchill escaped a prisoner of war camp in the Boer War, becoming an imperialist hero. Discover how Churchill sought shelter in rat infested hideaways, escaped in the tight consignment of a train, plus how the simple activity of a hair appointment almost blew his cover... *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook
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Books Mentioned
“Churchill writes another book called The River War, which is quite a success. It's about sort of his adventures with Kitchener's army going all the way to Khartoum.”
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“Tom, you must've read Steven Runciman.”
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My Early Life
Winston Churchill
“Churchill is obsessed with Joseph Chamberlain, and he sees him as the great sort of core political Colossus of the age. This is evident when you read 'My Early Life'.”
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Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
“Churchill, while hiding, spends the time reading Stevenson's 'Kidnapped' and finds it very thrilling.”
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