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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