During the Boer War, he was a correspondent. As such, he wasn't allowed to be armed, and he was caught with a gun and thrown in prison. He protested all the while about being a journalist and how dare they and did they know who he was?! No, no they did not. Nor did they care.
Churchill pulled off a daring escape and hid out in the mines nearby, and was able to enlist the help of fellow Englishman John Howard, who hid him in a shipment of wool and was able to smuggle Churchill out on the train. Churchill was hailed as a hero and won a seat in Parliament on his return to England. The rest, as they say, is history. No one would ever need to be told who he was ever again. It was a thrilling tale of real life heroism and an interesting read.
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