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it wasn't just his work. john howard -- this other man who helps him get out -- he -- over to portuguese east africa, who was hiding him in a trade -- he wrote about it as well and small things like he did an interview. in a newspaper i found he wrote , a letter to churchill so i have those sources, as well and the men who were with him so all of these things corroborate what churchill was saying. mr. lamb: with all of the traveling you did, what was the most important? ms. millard: to me, standing on the south african felt and understanding what churchill was feeling because when we think of winston churchill, it seems like a different species. he is this incredibly famous man, absolutely far from a perfect man but one of the

greatest leaders in the history of the world, and he so removed but standing there, you can understand his desperation and this sense of vulnerability. and at while he is traveling, he one point, was not a religious man but he finally prayed for guidance and help because he has nowhere else to turn and that is something that i think anybody can understand and there was this shared humanity that we have. mr. lamb: you say the south african velt --what is it? ms. millard: it is the terrain of south africa. so it is a very low, flat, scrubby terrain, and there is not much there. living in kansas, it reminds me of the kansas horizon just goes on and on forever. mr. lamb: we are about out of time. you have three kids. boys?

girls? ms. millard: i have two girls and one boy. my oldest daughter has read my first two books. she says she is interested in history. mr. lamb: your husband told you you first that you were a good writer? did he get involved in these books? ms. millard: he comes with me when i do research which is fun for me and it is great because he was a war correspondent. especially when i was going to south america for my first book and there were a few dodgy , situations, it is nice to have him with me. mr. lamb: so do you want to tell us who you are thinking about writing about next? ms. millard: to be honest, i have three possibilities but i have a lot of work to do before i know if any of them are going to work. mr. lamb: here ie cove th, "hof thee: er wa dariape, anmakif wins churchill." our guest has been candice millard.

of near kansas city, kansas. thank you very much. ms. millard: thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: four free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. q&a programs are also available as c-span podcasts. ♪ announcer: if you enjoyed this week's "q&a" interview with can dace millard, you may enjoy paul reid, and larry and aida donald.

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