Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

Winston Churchill

Read The Story of the Malakand Field Force at Project Gutenberg

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Topic

Near death experiences

Author

Winston Churchill

Source

The Malakand Field Force

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1898 1890s 19th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Churchill, Winston Spencer. The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War. London: Pearson Longman, 1898, ch. 10.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston Spencer. The Story of the Malakand Field Force. Dover Publications, 2010, ch. 10.

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Speaker
Stephane Mallarme [Etienne Mallarme]

Author

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Time
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Citation

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