The Speedicut Papers Book 8 (1895-1900)

At War With Churchill

von Christopher Joll

328 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Book 8 of The Speedicut Papers is primarily concernedwith Speedicut’s involvement with the young Winston Churchillon the North-West Frontier of India, in the Sudan at the Battle ofOmdurman and in the Second Boer War, during which Speedicut is capturedalong with Churchill. When not acting as nursemaid to Britain’s futuregreatest Prime Minister, Speedicut plays a central role, invariablywith disastrous consequences, in the notorious Jameson Raid,Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and the assassinationof the Empress of Austria."Speedicut’s opinions on the great figures of our timegive a whole new meaning to the word iconoclast…"Dr Samuel Johnson"If all the men and women Speedicut slept with were laid end to end,I wouldn’t be at all surprised."Dorothy Parker"In defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity; in peace, goodwill –except where that shit, Speedicut, is concerned."Winston S Churchill

• Reihe: AuthorHouse
• ISBN: 9781524681753
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.06.2017
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: AuthorHouse