Winston Churchill escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp and survived in Africa during the second Anglo-Boer war before spinning his exploits into a tale of derring-do that launched his political career. The improbable story also reveals a great deal about war, journalism and history, as well as British imperialism and its impact on former colonies today.
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