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I am a Churchill fan!
But, I wanted to understand how others in the RP family felt about the man. I am not saying Churchill was "perfect" he had many faults. As I see it, compared to Chamberlain and Halifax for the times he was a lion and the British people needed - a fighter!
But, I wanted to understand how others in the RP family felt about the man. I am not saying Churchill was "perfect" he had many faults. As I see it, compared to Chamberlain and Halifax for the times he was a lion and the British people needed - a fighter!
Leadership
World History
American History
WWII World War Two
Edited 5 y ago
Posted 5 y ago
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A man of his time. I don't think it is helpful to judge people of the past by today's standards. He kept his country from losing themselves in the pit of despair
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Not as many people remember it, but as First Lord of the Admiralty in WWI, Churchill was the author of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign. The fiasco got him fired in disgrace.
Churchill seemed to have learned from that episode, and rose to the occasion when his country called again.
Churchill seemed to have learned from that episode, and rose to the occasion when his country called again.
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CPT Jack Durish
Yes, the second front was his brsinchild but its failure at Gallipoli was not his fault. Timid leaders at the point of conflict snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, a victory that might well have ended the tragedy of trench warfare
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CPT Jack Durish - The Ottomans were not a very strong threat to the Allies. But they had been defending the Dardenelles for centuries and it was fortified and mined. The attack there may have been well-intentioned, but it was a catastrophic failure that to this day is a national day of mourning in New Zealand and Australia.
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He was a weirdly inspirational leader. He had that slow and steady relentless tupe of energy rather than yhe fiery hyperactive energy. But he was dogged and steadfast and reliable. Which is what both Britain and the world needed at that time.
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