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It took me a while to become immersed in this book, but it happened like always with a book by Millard.
Upon the great stupidity of the Boer War: it was all about GOLD. "Tens of thousands of prospectors descended on the region, the great majority of whom were British. The problem was that neither the gold nor the diamonds had been discovered in British territory. They had been found in the South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal, an independent country that belonged to a group of Dut ...more
Upon the great stupidity of the Boer War: it was all about GOLD. "Tens of thousands of prospectors descended on the region, the great majority of whom were British. The problem was that neither the gold nor the diamonds had been discovered in British territory. They had been found in the South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal, an independent country that belonged to a group of Dut ...more
Very readable account of the Boer War and Churchill's early years.
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