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Winston ChurchillPresented By
Dheeraj
Brief Introduction
Literature: Churchill's literary career began with campaign reports: The Story of the
Malakand Field Force (1898) and The River War (1899) 1900, he published his only novel, Savrola 1906, his first major work, the biography of his father, Lord Randolph
Churchill 1933-1938, his other famous biography, the life of his great ancestor, The
Duke of Marlborough 1923-1929, Churchill's history of the First World War The World Crisis 1930, an autobiographical account of his youth, My Early Life 1948-1953/54, his memoirs of the Second World War 1956-1958, History of the English-speaking Peoples His magnificent oratory: The Unrelenting Struggle (1942), The Dawn of
Liberation (1945), and Victory (1946).
Art:
Churchill, a gifted amateur painter, wrote Painting as a Pastime (1948).
Honors:
1953, Churchill was awarded
the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1953, Queen Elizabeth II conferred on him the dignity of Knighthood and invested him with the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
1963, President Kennedy conferred on him the honorary citizenship of the United States.
Military service
Allegiance British Empire
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1895–1900, 1902–24
Rank Lieutenant-Colonel
Battles/wars Anglo-Afghan War
*Siege of Malakand
Mahdist War
*Battle of Omdurman
Second Boer War
*Siege of Ladysmith
First World War
*Western Front
Awards Order of Merit
Companion of Honour
India Medal
Queen's Sudan Medal
Queen's South Africa Medal
1914–15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Territorial Decoration
So was he a Great Leader?Positive Traits
Far-sighted
Strategic
Determination
Ability to inspire others
Far-sighted:
From 1929-1939, Churchill kept himself in the know of the Nazi regime in Germany.
Wrote and spoke against the German threat.
Tough:
Churchill promised nothing less than "blood, toil, tears and sweat”, and inspired courage in the British through his sturdiness.
Fought for democracy:
helped negotiate the treaty that set up the Irish Free State
Rejected territorial aspirations, promoted autonomous government and vowed permanent security against aggression.
So was he a Great Leader?
NEGATIVE TRAITS
An uprising of more than 100,000 armed tribesmen took place in 1920
Churchill created great controversy over his policies in Iraq.
Churchill suggested that chemical weapons should be used "against recalcitrant Arabs as an experiment." He added "I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes to spread a lively terror" in Iraq.
• Ability
Churchill organized and made the Navy more advanced (1914)
Churchill’s attack on the Dardanelles and the Gallipoli Peninsula were unsuccessful (1914)
Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer decision to return the country to the pre-war standard of goods which increased unemployment (general strike, 1926)
Churchill continued to be criticized for meddling in military matters take too much notice of the views of his friends over his military commanders
The Desert War
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