Celia Sandys
Autore di Churchill: Wanted Dead or Alive
Sull'Autore
Celia Sandys is the granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill and the author of five books on Churchill, including We Shall Not Fail: The Inspiring Leadership of Winston Churchill and From Winston with Love and Kisses: The Young Churchill. She lives in London, England.
Opere di Celia Sandys
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Duncan-Sandys, Celia Mary
- Data di nascita
- 1943-05-18
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- London, England, UK
- Attività lavorative
- biographer
- Relazioni
- Churchill, Winston S. (grandfather)
- Breve biografia
- Celia Mary Sandys, a granddaughter of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, has been married three times and has four children. She has written several books and appeared in television documentaries about her famous grandfather, including Churchill: The Nation's Farewell (2015) and Chasing Churchill.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 7
- Utenti
- 387
- Popolarità
- #62,499
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 37
- Lingue
- 1
Here in this volume his adventures in the Boer war are discussed at length. He spent a great deal of the war as a correspondent. As a civilian he showed great bravery under fire when a scouting train was ambushed and was responsible for saving the lives of several men and rescuing the train engine when he took charge of the situation. He was able to return to active duty and retain his role as a correspondent, even though that was against the rules. An exception was made, he only had to agree to being in an unpaid status while serving.
He was captured and imprisoned for some time and escaped. Having adventures was not enough though. He also wrote about them, published several books, managed to support himself, and kept his eye on the goal of running for political office one day. He had a sense of destiny, patriotism, and a strong will to win when things were difficult. His standing as aristocracy may have opened some doors for him but he made his own way. He was more than likely an extrovert.
This book includes the results of interviews of the children of people that Churchill met in South Africa and the stories that they told. They are well woven into the overall pace of the narrative and add to the story rather than being mere asides.
Churchill had a lifetime of experience by his 26th birthday.
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