See Article History Alternative Title: After a sensational rise to prominence in national politics before World War I, Churchill acquired a reputation for erratic judgment in the war itself and in the decade that followed. He led the Conservative Party back to office in and remained prime minister untilwhen ill health forced his resignation.
Why not, for example, May 10?
But April 9 has its own significance for Americans. Churchill was too infirm to attend in person. But it is always worth recalling what he thought about it all, in a letter to the president, read by his son: Our comradeship and our brotherhood in war were unexampled.
We stood together, and because of that fact the free world now stands. As Charles Krauthammer observed: Without Churchill the world today would be unrecognizable—dark, impoverished, tortured.
Western civilization was saved. Yet it was not, William F. It is the roar that we hear, when we pronounce his name…. The battle of Agincourt was long forgotten as a geopolitical event, but the words of Henry V, with Shakespeare to recall them, are imperishable in the mind, even as which side won the battle of Gettysburg will dim from the memory of those who will never forget the words spoken about that battle by Abraham Lincoln….
As we produce each new document volume—this year reaching the eve of D-Day—we are struck by the sheer volume and variety of the subjects Churchill grappled with: His output was extraordinary, his reasoning understandable, communications thoughtful, his scope global.
And there was this rare quality: In he spoke at Harvard of our heritage:Sep 20, · Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November – 24 January ) was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from to .
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November – 24 January ) was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from to and again from to Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a non-academic historian, and .
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, DL, FRS, RA was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from to and again from to Winston Churchill, in full Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, (born November 30, , Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England—died January 24, , London), British statesman, orator, and author who as prime minister (–45, –55) rallied the British people during World War II and led his country from the brink of defeat to victory.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November – 24 January ) was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from to and again from to Political party: Conservative, (Before ; –), Liberal, (–).
Fun Facts about Winston Churchill He wrote a number of historical books and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in He was named an honorary citizen of the United States.