Winston Churchill And The Treasure Of Mapungubwe Hill

Author : Chris Angus
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1631580396
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winston Churchill and the Treasure of Mapungubwe Hill written by Chris Angus and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only the past can save the future for Winston Churchill, and it’s a past with many secrets. There is vast treasure hidden in an almost impregnable Central African fortress surrounded by cliffs. The mountain is a honeycomb of ancient tombs and palaces, as well as the ancient burial place of a Nubian queen mysteriously wedded to a Roman. Young Winston Churchill, a prisoner during the Boer War, is offered a secret deal for freedom by Britain’s enemy Louis Botha: with Botha’s agent, Zeila, Winston must seek out and protect the greatest secret of the dark continent, a fabulous Nubian treasure known only as Mapungubwe Hill. But a rogue member of the British royal family, Lord Sterne, is also after the treasure. Can Winston and the lovely Zeila both survive being entombed? And will their relationship go further than their mission? Decades later, in the middle of a raging World War II, Winston’s special agent Martin Rand struggles to unlock Mapungubwe’s secrets again before German forces, lead by Nazi-sympathizer Lord Sterne, can overwhelm and capture it. Will Winston prevail over the Nazis, or will the Nubian warriors take matters into their own hands? And will Winston’s secret tryst with Zeila come back to ruin everything? Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Chris Angus
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1631580280
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Author : Candice Millard
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307948781
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hero of the Empire written by Candice Millard and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic, this thrilling biographical account of the life and legacy of Wintson Churchill is a "nail-biter and top-notch character study rolled into one" (The New York Times). At the age of twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England. He arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow, to cover the brutal colonial war the British were fighting with Boer rebels and jumpstart his political career. But just two weeks later, Churchill was taken prisoner. Remarkably, he pulled off a daring escape—traversing 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. Bestselling author Candice 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 Churchill would later share the world stage. But Hero of the Empire is more than an extraordinary adventure story, for the lessons Churchill took from the Boer War would profoundly affect twentieth century history.

Author : Brian Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781786080141
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Churchills in Africa written by Brian Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Churchill family, the 1890s were fateful years. The first half of the decade saw the tragic decline and death of Lord Randolph Churchill; the second half launched his young son, Winston, on his spectacular career. Both events were influenced by the turbulent state of affairs prevailing in South Africa--a place then attracting the attentions of ambitious men throughout the world. It offered not only riches but the chance of political involvement and military renown; behind the glitter of Kimberley's diamonds, the Transvaal's gold and the opening-up of Rhodesia, a situation was developing which led inevitably to the Anglo-Boer War. Such a set of circumstances proved irresistible to the spirited Churchills. In his last book, Cecil Rhodes and the Princess, Brian Roberts threw a new light on a little-known aspect of Rhodes's life. Here he shows how, in their various ways, Lord Randolph, his remarkable sister, Lady Sarah Wilson, and the young Winston made their mark on the African scene. Though their stories have been told before, Mr. Roberts sets the results of his own unsparing research against the earlier versions with revealing results. Lord Randolph's elaborate expedition to Mashonaland in 1891, though ostensibly a patriotic venture connected with state-aided emigration, is shown also to have been a desperate attempt to "strike it rich" by a man who, four years out of office and extremely short of money, had formed his own gold prospecting syndicate. Far from making him an immediate fortune, his tour was an ignominious failure. His tactless comments in conversation and in dispatches to a London newspaper exacerbated Boers and Britons alike, provoking endless controversy and friction. The adventures of his courageous sister, Lady Sarah Wilson--known as the "heroine of Mafeking"--are here told in full for the first time. Winston Churchill's exploits in South Africa as correspondent, escaped prisoner of war and army officer are well-known but Mr. Roberts fills in many gaps (some no doubt deliberate) in My Early Life and puts into new perspective such important points as whether he broke his parole, was he armed when arrested, and did the Boers deliberately let him escape. Winston's mother, brother and cousin, the Duke of Marlborough, also figure, though less prominently, in this immensely lively account of Churchills in Africa.

Author : Candice Millard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780241280973
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hero of the Empire written by Candice Millard and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic story of one of the most formative years in the life of Winston Churchill. At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill believed that to achieve his ambition of becoming Prime Minister he must do something spectacular on the battlefield. Although he had put himself in extreme danger in colonial wars in India and Sudan, and as a journalist covering the Spanish-American War in Cuba, glory and fame had eluded him. Churchill arrived in South Africa in 1899 to cover the brutal colonial war against the Boers. Just two weeks after his arrival, he was taken prisoner. Remarkably, he pulled off a daring escape - but then had to traverse hundreds of miles of enemy territory alone. The story of his escape is extraordinary 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'. Candice Millard tells a thrilling story of bravery, savagery and chance encounters with a cast of historical characters - including Rudyard Kipling, Lord Kitchener and Gandhi - with whom he would later share the world stage, and gives us an unexpected perspective on the greatest Briton.

Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill written by Winston Churchill and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alfred Frankfurter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258060022
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by Winston Churchill written by Alfred Frankfurter and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher : London : Library of Imperial History
ISBN 13 : 9780903988018
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill written by Winston Churchill and published by London : Library of Imperial History. This book was released on 1973 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains all fifty of Churchill's published titles.

Author : Henry Pelling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winston Churchill written by Henry Pelling and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sir Winston Churchill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winston Churchill the Painter written by Sir Winston Churchill and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: