My Early Life vs The Story of the Malakand Field Force: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Great Britain. Army, Churchill, Prime ministers, Great Britain, Biography & Memoir
My Early Life
“WHEN does one first begin to remember?”
American edition (New York, C. Scribner's sons) has title: A roving commission; my early life.
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The Story of the Malakand Field Force
The future prime minister served as an officer with a cavalry unit in India that saw no action, while he was there. Wanting to see some fighting, young Churchill connived to get himself temporarily attached to the…
The verdict
- Readers rate My Early Life highest: My Early Life 4.2 · The Story of the Malakand Field Force 4.0.
- The Story of the Malakand Field Force is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for My Early Life.
- My Early Life has the widest readership — 408 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| My Early Life | The Story of the Malakand Field Force | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (408) | 4.0 (368) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (39) | — |
Reception
| My Early Life | The Story of the Malakand Field Force | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 408 | 368 |
| Editions | 110 | 86 |
| Citations | 49 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 8130 | 479 |
| Reading it now | 47 | 101 |
| Written reviews | 408 | 35 |
| Wikipedia attention | 646 | 389 |
| Pages | 392 | 232 |