RaveThe Guardian...an energetic and refreshing account of a little considered aspect of British history. By examining what people ate, Collingham skilfully provides a full account of complex, even chaotic international connections ... It’s hard to think of a more ingenious way of treating imperial history ... This book’s treatment of food in the empire is innovative and exciting; to bring such vibrancy to an old topic is a remarkable achievement.
Candice Millard
PositiveThe Guardian...a fluent and readable account of Churchill’s early life as a buccaneering, attention-seeking journalist and soldier ... The story in Hero of the Empire has been told before, and there isn’t much new that Millard brings ... As Millard effectively shows, the British empire and Churchill – from his early soldiering days to his apotheosis during the second world war – were also mutually dependent.
