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Historical Research
Customers are highly impressed and satisfied with the historical research presented in the book, praising its engaging writing style and thoroughness. They appreciate the author's ability to bring history to life through vivid descriptions and suspenseful storytelling. Some mention the importance of Churchill's background and status in the context of the historical events.
Character Development
Customers are highly impressed with the character development in the book, praising the author's ability to bring characters to life with relatable personalities and motivations. They also appreciate the insight into the mental state of prisoners of war and the humanizing portrayal of the protagonist.
Writing Style
Customers have a generally positive opinion on the writing style of Hero of the Empire, with some praising its novelistic elements and factual detail, while others express concerns over credibility issues and irrelevant material.
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Told with brio, tinged with color, filled with detail, it rivals any “great escape” tale in excitement, insight and the good, t... Read More
The pace of the book was smooth and swift, and the tremendous research that was required did not bog down the reading.
He was headstrong, unable to keep his mouth shut, even about his escape plans, and self-indulgent.
Originally it was a two volume work but henry steel commager condensed it into one thick volume.
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His status as the son of sir randolph churchill adds significantly to his value as a prisoner.
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Shortly after he arrived there, he was on a military train on a scouting expedition.
One weakness in the book is that it skips quickly over the second phase of the war when, responding to resounding defeats (some... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Bool arrived carefully wrapped and in excellent condition.
Competitiveness
Like tr, another overachiever with difficult background, from a wealthy family.
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- This product had a total of 4,749 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 28 2025.
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While mostly a story of winston churchills capture and escape in what has been termed 34the boer war34
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Termed britains vietnam it tested world power britain fighting these farmer guerrillas
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Britains powerful army was defeated in battle after battle with the boers
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It was only with massive effort including britains first introduction of concentration camps causing death of boer women and children that the boers were defeated
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Boer war impactsprior to the boer war
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A true story of an australian unit looked down on as colonists the british army decides to court martial and execute breaker and two others for shooting boer prisoners despite being authorized by field orders
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The secret british motive was to placate germany and keep it out the war
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It was a scandal that outraged australia
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