Churchill, Winston

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1. An English political leader and author of the twentieth century; he became prime minister shortly after World War II began and served through the end of the war in Europe. Churchill symbolized the fierce determination of the British to resist conquest by the Germans under Adolf Hitler. He forged a close alliance with Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union in opposition to Germany. Stunningly defeated in elections in 1945, he returned to office as prime minister for several years in the 1950s.

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Churchill's appearance was distinctive, with his bowler hat, cigars, portly frame, balding head, and two-finger “V for Victory” sign.

Churchill was known for his fine oratory. When he became prime minister, he said, “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” Concerning the British airmen who fought in the Battle of Britain, he said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” He originated the phrase “Iron Curtain.” As an author, he is especially remembered for two histories, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples and The Second World War.

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In Jonathan Teplitzky’s recent film Churchill, Winston Churchill is very human indeed.

From The Guardian

"I wouldn't have missed it for the world," said Randolph Churchill, Winston's great-grandson, after the models had paraded through the stately home's library.

From US News

“I wouldn’t have missed it for the world,” said Randolph Churchill, Winston’s great-grandson, after the models had paraded through the stately home’s library.

From Seattle Times

But years later, in the early 1960s, Randolph Churchill, Winston’s son, insisted Joe Kennedy came to Chartwell with the rest of the Americans, including Kay Halle and Jimmy Roosevelt.

From Time

Randolph Churchill, Winston’s great-grandson, holds one of a pair of duelling pistols belonging to Churchill’s 17th century ancestor John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, the builder of Blenheim Palace.

From BBC