Winston Churchill

“Never give in - never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small.”

That was the life philosophy of Sir Winston Churchill - the man who

many people believe did more than anyone else did to save the world

from the Nazis.

*

Churchill was a brilliant man (the only British prime minister to win the Nobel Prize for
Literature), who came from a wealthy and famous family in England. But his childhood
was not easy: Winston had a speech impediment and a rebellious nature. He did badly in
school and felt unloved by his parents.
Winston Churchill came into his own at military school as a teenager. Although it took
him three tries to pass the entrance exam, he became a top student, and the school’s
fencing champion.
Once in the military, Churchill took every dangerous assignment available and quickly
rose up through the ranks. To make extra money on the side, he wrote stories and books
about his military campaigns and became a popular author.
After leaving the British Army, Churchill kept working as a war reporter and historian.
He gained even more fame when he was captured in South Africa during the Boer War,
escaped from prison, and traveled 300 km on foot to rejoin the fighting as a volunteer!
Back home in England, Churchill turned to politics, using his high profile and great
speaking ability to become a member of parliament. Despite several political setbacks, he
eventually served as a cabinet minister, introducing reforms such as Britain’s first