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May 3rd, 2016, 12:43 am
Churchill's First War: Young Winston at War with the Afghans by Con Coughlin
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Overview: Con Coughlin’s book does not pull punches about young Winston’s character. Weak of disposition, a plodder at school and a bully at Sandhurst, there are moments when like Flashman. His contemporaries loathed him. Fellow officers branded him a “self-advertiser” or “insufferably bumptious”, and mocked his inability to pass a mirror without inspecting himself or practising a speech.

His involvement in the war that first made his name was not always glorious either. He only got to go to the Northwest Frontier by pulling strings. While there, he became a fan of the soon to be banned dumdum bullet, and enthusiastically joined in with actions which today would be considered war crimes.
And yet there is a sense of respect here, too. Yes, Churchill was a shameless self promoter but he was aware his efforts would be pointless unless he had something worth promoting. While fellow subalterns lazed around the polo field, Winston pursued a gruelling course of self-improvement, quickly catching up on squandered school years. As a staff officer to General Sir Bindon Blood he worked twice as hard as any other subaltern.
On the battlefield he went out of his way to commit acts of bravery: he was mentioned in dispatches for rescuing comrades under fire, and single handedly charged down a group of Pashtun warriors after they had killed a British officer
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, History

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