Just the Best Literature

Philadelphia Church of God
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Just the Best Literature

Just the Best Literature inspires you to not only read printed books, but to read only the best books. Besides books, host Dennis Leap will lead discussions on other current literature such as essays and important articles.

  1. 11/25/2024

    Winston’s Dangerous Plan to Get to the Front

    Host Dennis Leap continues discussing Part Two, “Into Africa,” of Candice Millard’s bestselling book, Hero of the Empire. Since Winston Churchill was not receiving any help from the British commander in chief to get to the front, he concocted a dangerous plan to get himself there via the Blood River.

    29 min

  2. 11/04/2024

    Winston Mourns the Death of Aylmer Haldan

    Host Dennis Leap continues discussing Part Two: “Into Africa” of Candice Millard’s bestselling book, Hero of the Empire. Winston Churchill argues with Redvers Buller, British commander in chief in South Africa, to get the number and names of the British soldiers who died during the first weeks of the Boer War. Winston discovered that a close friend of his, Aylmer Haldane, was slain. Haldane was an aide-de-camp to Sir William Lockhart and was able to get Winston a position in India that put him in the dangerous battles. Winston needed a man like Haldane in South Africa, and he began his search for one.

    28 min

  3. 09/30/2024

    The Reason Penn Symons Died

    Host Dennis Leap discusses Chapter 7, “The Blackest of All Days” in Part II, “Into Africa.” This chapter reveals that the famous British commanders over India, such as Penn Symons, believed the fight with the Boers would be easy. The journalist crew, which included Winston Churchill, was stunned when they arrived in South Africa to a sign that read “Boers Defeated, Three Battles, Penn Symons Killed.” In pages 74 and 75, we learn why Penn Symons died.

    29 min

  4. 09/09/2024

    General White Made a Huge Mistake

    Host Dennis Leap finishes discussing Chapter 6, “We Have Gone Far Enough,” from Part II: “Into Africa.” Candice Millard gives the incredible history of the Boers who proved themselves to be superior warriors from the time they inhabited the Transvaal and the first Boer War with the British. The British received a humiliating loss at the battle of Majuba Hill. George White had told a friend before he left South Hampton: “I don’t believe there will be fighting of a serious kind.” While at Natal, White was not concerned about the tens of thousands of Boers surrounding him in every direction. By the time he moved to Ladysmith, White realized he had made a serious mistake.

    28 min

  5. 09/02/2024

    Boers Are Ready to War With the British

    Host Dennis Leap finishes the discussion for Chapter 5 of Part 2, “Send Her Victorious” and begins Chapter 6, “We Have Gone Far Enough.” Chapter 5 revealed the blasé attitude of the British to the coming war with the Boers, who weren’t considered warriors. Chapter 6, however, shows that the Boers were well prepared for the coming fight.

    27 min

  6. 08/12/2024

    Winston Travels to South Africa in Style and Discusses Politics

    Host Dennis Leap continues discussing Part 2: Into Africa, Chapter 5: “Send Her Victorious.” Winston was not overly worried that he was traveling to a war in South Africa. He saw himself as a confident, well-to-do journalist being paid well to report on the early phase of the Boer War. Winston traveled in the lavish style of a British aristocrat, taking a valet with him. Even though seasick, he shows himself a politician by talking over the Boer War with General Buller, who is also on the ship. Winston’s view is that the British are not serious enough to fight the Boers.

    27 min

  7. 07/22/2024

    Journalist Winston Goes to Boer War

    Host Dennis Leap discusses the significance of Chapter 5, “Send Her Victorious,” in Candice Millard’s book Hero of the Empire. Winston Churchill does not go to the Boer War in South Africa as a solider but as a well-paid journalist to keep Britons informed of events in the Transvaal. He shared this experience with other famous authors such as Daily Mail writer Edgar Wallace, Rudyard Kipling and Arthur Conan Doyle.

    29 min

  8. 07/15/2024

    The Scion Finds a New War

    In this special hourlong episode, Dennis Leap discusses the significance of Chapter 4 in Candice Millard’s Hero of the Empire. After licking his wounds from losing the election in Oldham, Winston Churchill renews his desire to become a great politician by finding a new war to build his reputation. This chapter is a great introduction to the Boer War.

    58 min
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Just the Best Literature inspires you to not only read printed books, but to read only the best books. Besides books, host Dennis Leap will lead discussions on other current literature such as essays and important articles.

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  • Creator
    Philadelphia Church of God
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2024
  • Episodes
    102
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Philadelphia Church of God
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