Book Log 2022 #29: London to Ladysmith via Pretoria by Winston Churchill

This book is the first of two Churchill wrote on his experiences in the Boer Wars. He went to South Africa as a reporter, and his letters and dispatches form the book's source material. While there's ample coverage of the military engagements (which Churchill would later participate in when he rejoined the military), I found the sections dealing with his capture by the Boers and subsequent escape to be the most interesting part of the book. 

Unfortunately I found most of the book not that interesting, probably a combination of a somewhat archaic writing style and a lack of knowledge about British military history and the Boer Wars in general. I wouldn't say it's a bad book, just one with a fairly narrow appeal.